Joshua 17:7:2Josh.17.7.W2TAB
גְבוּל־מְנַשֶּׁה֙
gvulmenasheh
“the border of Manasseh”
- Transliteration
- gvuL-me-na-SHEH
- Extended
- gvuHL-meh-nah-SHEH
- IPA
- /ɡəvul.mənaˈʃeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the border of Manasseh
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 | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
gvuL-me-na-SHEH
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-HI gvuL-me-na-SHEH
- clause
va-ye-HI gvuL-me-na-SHEH me-a-SHER ha-mikh-me-TAT a-SHER al-pe-NEI she-KHEM
- sentence
va-ye-HI gvuL-me-na-SHEH me-a-SHER ha-mikh-me-TAT a-SHER al-pe-NEI she-KHEM ve-ha-LAKH hag-GVUL el-ha-ya-MIN el-yosh-VEI ein ta-PU-akh
Exegesis
The construct expression gevul-menashsheh {גְבוּל־מְנַשֶּׁה | gəḇûl-mənnaššēh} links boundary to the tribe of Manasseh.
Root and etymology
g-b-lgimmel–bet–lamed
“boundary, border”
In context — Joshua 17:7
And the border of Manasseh began at Asher and extended to Mikmethath , which lies opposite Shechem. Then the boundary continued southward to the inhabitants of En Tappuah.
About this coordinate
Joshua 17:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 17:7, so the Hebrew word גְבוּל־מְנַשֶּׁה֙ (gvulmenasheh) 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.17.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.7.W2.S1) and character.