Joshua 18:17:7Josh.18.17.W7TAB
אֶל־גְּלִיל֔וֹת
elgeleelot
“to Geliloth”
- Transliteration
- el-ge-lee-LOT
- Extended
- el-geh-lee-LOHT
- IPA
- /ʔel.gəliˈloːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Geliloth
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-ge-lee-LOT
- clause
ve-ta-AR mits-tsa-FON ve-ya-TSA EIN SHE-mesh ve-ya-TSA el-ge-lee-LOT a-SHER-NO-khakh ma-a-LEH a-du-MIM
- sentence
ve-ta-AR mits-tsa-FON ve-ya-TSA EIN SHE-mesh ve-ya-TSA el-ge-lee-LOT a-SHER-NO-khakh ma-a-LEH a-du-MIM ve-ya-RAD E-ven BO-han ben-re-u-VEN
Root and etymology
ʾ-laleph–lamed
“God, mighty one”
In context — Joshua 18:17
And it turned from the north and went out to the spring of Shemesh , proceeded to Geliloth, which faces the ascent of Adummim, and descended to the stone of Bohan , the son of Reuben.
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:17:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Joshua 18:17, so the Hebrew word אֶל־גְּלִיל֔וֹת (elgeleelot) 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.18.17.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.17.W7.S1) and character.