Joshua 18:5:8Josh.18.5.W8TAB
מִנֶּ֔גֶב
minegev
“on the south”
- Transliteration
- mi-NE-gev
- Extended
- mih-NEH-gev
- IPA
- /minˈneɡev/
Meaning by language
- English
- on the south
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
mi-NE-gev
- 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 directional phrases minnēḡeḇ {מִנֶּ֔גֶב | minnēḡeḇ} ‘from the south’ and miṣṣāp̄ôn {מִצָּפֽוֹן | miṣṣāp̄ôn} ‘from the north’ form a geographic frame (south–north) that anchors the division process around Judah and the Joseph tribes, emphasizing ordered allocation.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–gimel–bet
“south”
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 18:5:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Joshua 18:5, so the Hebrew word מִנֶּ֔גֶב (minegev) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.5.W8.S1) and character.