Joshua 18:19:4Josh.18.19.W4TAB
בֵּית־חָגְלָה֮
beitkhoglah
“of Beth-hoglah”
- Transliteration
- beit-KHOG-lah
- Extended
- BEYT-khog-LAH
- IPA
- /beːtˈħaɣla/
Meaning by language
- English
- of Beth-hoglah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
beit-KHOG-lah
- phraseyour reading level
el-KE-tef beit-KHOG-lah
- clause
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
- 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 phrase el-ketef beit-choglah tsafonah {אֶל־כֶּתֶף בֵּית־חָגְלָה צָפוֹנָה | ʾel-kə-ṭef bêt ḥôg-lāh ṣā-fo-nāh} functions as a prepositional locative expression marking the northern slope of Beth Hoglah.
Root and etymology
consonantsbet–yod–tav
“house, household”
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 18:19:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Joshua 18:19, so the Hebrew word בֵּית־חָגְלָה֮ (beitkhoglah) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.19.W4.S1) and character.