Joshua 15:9:12Josh.15.9.W12TAB
הַגְּבוּל֙
haggvul
“the boundary”
- Transliteration
- hag-GVUL
- Extended
- hahg-gVUUL
- 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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Word in context
- word
hag-GVUL
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ta-AR hag-GVUL
- clause
ve-ta-AR hag-GVUL ba-a-LAH HI kir-YAT ye-a-RIM
- sentence
ve-ta-AR hag-GVUL meh-ROSH ha-HAR el-ma-AI-yan MEI nef-TO-akh ve-ya-TSA el-a-REI har-ef-RON ve-ta-AR hag-GVUL ba-a-LAH HI kir-YAT ye-a-RIM
Root and etymology
g-b-l
“border, limit”
In context — Joshua 15:9
And the boundary turned from the top of the hill to the spring of the waters of Nephthoah, went out to the cities of Mount Ephron, and turned again to Baalah, which is called Kiriath-Jearim .
About this coordinate
Joshua 15:9:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Joshua 15:9, so the Hebrew word הַגְּבוּל֙ (haggvul) 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.15.9.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.9.W12.S1) and character.