Joshua 17:6:9Josh.17.6.W9TAB
הַגִּלְעָ֔ד
haggilad
“of Gilead”
- Transliteration
- hag-gil-AD
- Extended
- hah-geel-AHD
- IPA
- /hag.ilˈʕaːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- of Gilead
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hag-gil-AD
- clause
ve-ER-ets hag-gil-AD ha-ye-TAH liv-NEI-me-na-SHEH ha-no-ta-RIM
- sentence
KI be-NOT me-na-SHEH na-ha-LU na-ha-LA be-TOHKH ba-NAV ve-ER-ets hag-gil-AD ha-ye-TAH liv-NEI-me-na-SHEH ha-no-ta-RIM
Exegesis
A coordinating wə {וְ | wə} then links a second clause focused on ʾĕreṣ haggīlʿāḏ {אֶרֶץ הַגִּלְעָד | ʼe-reṣ ha-gil-ʿāḏ} ‘the land of Gilead’.
In context — Joshua 17:6
For the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons, and the land of Gilead belonged to the remaining sons of Manasseh.
About this coordinate
Joshua 17:6:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Joshua 17:6, so the Hebrew word הַגִּלְעָ֔ד (haggilad) 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.17.6.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.6.W9.S1) and character.