Joshua 15:8:11Josh.15.8.W11TAB
הַגְּב֜וּל
hagvool
“the boundary”
- Transliteration
- hag-VOOL
- Extended
- hahg-VUUL
- IPA
- /hagˈvuːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- the boundary
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hag-VOOL
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-LA hag-VOOL
- clause
ve-a-LA hag-VOOL el-ROSH ha-HAR a-SHER al-pe-NEI gei-hin-NOM ya-MAH a-SHER bik-TSEH E-mek-re-fa-IM tsa-FO-na
- sentence
ve-a-LA hag-VOOL GEI ven-hin-NOM el-KE-tef hai-vu-SI mi-NE-gev HI ye-ru-sha-LA-yim ve-a-LA hag-VOOL el-ROSH ha-HAR a-SHER al-pe-NEI gei-hin-NOM ya-MAH a-SHER bik-TSEH E-mek-re-fa-IM tsa-FO-na
Root and etymology
Rootgimmel–bet–lamed
“border, boundary”
In context — Joshua 15:8
And the boundary rose through the Valley of Ben-Hinnom to the slope of the Jebusite , at the southern edge marking Jerusalem, and then ascended to the top of the hill before the Valley of Hinnom, westward, ending at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim .
About this coordinate
Joshua 15:8:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Joshua 15:8, so the Hebrew word הַגְּב֜וּל (hagvool) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Josh.15.8.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.8.W11.S1) and character.