Joshua 18:19:17Josh.18.19.W17TAB
גְּב֥וּל
gevul
“the border”
- Transliteration
- GE-vul
- Extended
- GEH-vool
- IPA
- /ˈzɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the border
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 |
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Word in context
- word
GE-vul
- phraseyour reading level
GE-vul NE-gev
- clause
ZEH GE-vul NE-gev
- sentence
ve-a-VAR hag-GEV-ul el-KE-tef beit-KHOG-lah tsa-fo-NAH ve-ha-YU totz-e-o-TAV totz-e-OT hag-GEV-ul el-le-SHON yam-ha-MEL-akh tsa-fo-NAH el-ke-TSEH ha-yar-DEN NEG-bah ZEH GE-vul NE-gev
Exegesis
The demonstrative zeh gevul {זֶ֖ה גְּב֥וּל | zeh ǧə-būl} ‘this boundary’ frames the final summary statement. English renders these landmarks in an ordered sequence while maintaining the demonstrative summary.
Root and etymology
RootGimel–Bet–Lamed
“border, territory”
In context — Joshua 18:19
And the boundary passed along to the northern slope of Beth Hoglah, and its goings out were at the northern tongue of the Salt Sea, to the southern end of the Jordan. This was the southern boundary.
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:19:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Joshua 18:19, so the Hebrew word גְּב֥וּל (gevul) 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.18.19.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.19.W17.S1) and character.