Joshua 18:12:3Josh.18.12.W3TAB
הַגְּב֛וּל
haggvul
“the border”
- Transliteration
- hag-GVUL
- Extended
- hahg-gVUHL
- IPA
- /hagˈvul/
Meaning by language
- English
- the border
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
va-ye-HI la-HEM hag-GVUL
- clause
va-ye-HI la-HEM hag-GVUL lif-AT tsa-FO-na min-ha-yar-DEN
- sentence
va-ye-HI la-HEM hag-GVUL lif-AT tsa-FO-na min-ha-yar-DEN ve-a-LA hag-GVUL el-ke-TEF ye-ri-KHO mit-sa-FON ve-a-LA ba-HAR ya-MA ve-ha-YA ve-ha-YU tot-se-o-TAIV mid-ba-RA BEIT-A-ven
Exegesis
The repetition of ha-gevul {הַגְּב֛וּל | ha·gĕ·vul} “the boundary” establishes a legal-demarcation frame.
Root and etymology
Rootg-b-l
“border, limit”
In context — Joshua 18:12
And the boundary for them on the north side was from the Jordan River; it then ascended to the northern slope of Jericho, continued through the hill country toward the west, and its end was at the wilderness of Beth Aven.
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Joshua 18:12, so the Hebrew word הַגְּב֛וּל (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.18.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.12.W3.S1) and character.