Joshua 16:5:6Josh.16.5.W6TAB
גְּב֤וּל
gevul
“the boundary”
- Transliteration
- ge-VUL
- Extended
- geh-VOOL
- IPA
- /ɡəˈvuːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- the boundary
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a 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
ge-VUL
- phraseyour reading level
ge-VUL na-ha-la-TAM
- clause
va-ye-HI ge-VUL na-ha-la-TAM miz-RA-kha at-ROT a-DAR ad-BEIT kho-RON el-YON
- sentence
va-ye-HI ge-VUL be-NEI-ef-RA-yim le-mish-pe-KHO-tam va-ye-HI ge-VUL na-ha-la-TAM miz-RA-kha at-ROT a-DAR ad-BEIT kho-RON el-YON
Exegesis
The noun gevul {גְּבוּל | gə·vûl} ‘border’ marks territorial delimitation, while the construct phrase bnei-Ephraim {בְּנֵי־אֶפְרַיִם | bə·nē–ʾe·pra·yim} specifies tribal identity.
Root and etymology
Rootgimel–bet–lamed
“boundary”
In context — Joshua 16:5
And the border of the sons of Ephraim, according to their clans , was as follows: The border of their inheritance was eastward from Ataroth Addar to Upper Beth Horon.
About this coordinate
Joshua 16:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Joshua 16:5, so the Hebrew word גְּב֤וּל (gevul) 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.16.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.16.5.W6.S1) and character.