Joshua 18:14:2Josh.18.14.W2TAB
הַגְּבוּל֩
haggevul
“the boundary”
- Transliteration
- hag-GEV-ul
- Extended
- hag-ge-VOOL
- IPA
- /hagˈɡevul/
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 | 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 |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
hag-GEV-ul
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ta-AR hag-GEV-ul ve-na-SAV lif-AT-YAM
- clause
ve-ta-AR hag-GEV-ul ve-na-SAV lif-AT-YAM NEG-ba min-ha-HAR a-SHER al-pe-NEI beit-kho-RON NEG-ba ve-ha-YA ve-ha-YU tot-se-o-TAV el-kir-YAT-BA-al HI kir-YAT-ye-a-RIM IR be-NEI-ye-hu-DA
- sentence
ve-ta-AR hag-GEV-ul ve-na-SAV lif-AT-YAM NEG-ba min-ha-HAR a-SHER al-pe-NEI beit-kho-RON NEG-ba ve-ha-YA ve-ha-YU tot-se-o-TAV el-kir-YAT-BA-al HI kir-YAT-ye-a-RIM IR be-NEI-ye-hu-DA ZOT pe-AT-YAM
Root and etymology
Rootgimel–bet–lamed
“boundary, border”
In context — Joshua 18:14
And the boundary turned and curved along the western side southward from the mountain facing Beth Horon. Its endpoints were at Kiriath Baal (which is Kiriath Jearim), a city of the sons of Judah. This was the western side.
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 18:14, so the Hebrew word הַגְּבוּל֩ (haggevul) 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.18.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.14.W2.S1) and character.