Joshua 18:25:1Josh.18.25.W1TAB

גִּבְע֥וֹן

givon

Gibeon

Transliteration
giv-ON
Extended
gihv-ON
IPA
/ɡivˈʕoːn/

Meaning by language

English
Gibeon

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
גִּבְ + ע֥וֹן
giv + on
givon

Alphabet Analysis

Gimelg as in good
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    giv-ON

  2. phraseyour reading level

    giv-ON ve-ha-ra-MAH

  3. sentence

    giv-ON ve-ha-ra-MAH u-ve-e-ROT

Root and etymology

g-b-ʿgimel–bet–ayin

hill

In contextJoshua 18:25

Gibeon , Ramah , and Beeroth.

About this coordinate

Joshua 18:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 18:25, so the Hebrew word גִּבְע֥וֹן (givon) 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.18.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.25.W1.S1) and character.