Joshua 18:5:12Josh.18.5.W12TAB
עַל־גְּבוּלָ֖ם
algevulam
“in their territory”
- Transliteration
- al-ge-vu-LAM
- Extended
- ahl-geh-voo-LAAM
- IPA
- /ʕal.gəvuˈlaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in their territory
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-ge-vu-LAM
- phraseyour reading level
ya-am-DU al-ge-vu-LAM
- clause
ye-hu-DAH ya-a-MOD al-ge-vu-LO mi-NE-gev u-VEIT yo-SEF ya-am-DU al-ge-vu-LAM mi-tza-FON
- sentence
ve-hit-khal-KU o-TAH le-shiv-AH kha-la-KIM ye-hu-DAH ya-a-MOD al-ge-vu-LO mi-NE-gev u-VEIT yo-SEF ya-am-DU al-ge-vu-LAM mi-tza-FON
Exegesis
The idiom ‘stand’ with the preposition ʿal {עַל | ʿal} plus border—ʿal-gebûlô / ʿal-gebûlām {עַל־גְּבוּלוֹ / עַל־גְּבוּלָ֖ם | ʿal-gebûlô / ʿal-gebûlām}—communicates remaining within established boundary lines rather than physical standing.
Root and etymology
consonantsgimel–bet–lamed
“boundary, limit”
In context — Joshua 18:5
And you shall divide it into seven portions; Judah shall stand on its border from the south, and the house of Joseph shall stand on their border from the north.
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:5:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Joshua 18:5, so the Hebrew word עַל־גְּבוּלָ֖ם (algevulam) 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.18.5.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.5.W12.S1) and character.