Joshua 19:12:6Josh.19.12.W6TAB
עַל־גְּב֥וּל
algevool
“on the border of”
- Transliteration
- al-ge-VOOL
- Extended
- ahl-geh-VOOL
- IPA
- /ʕal.ɡəˈvuːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- on the border of
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 |
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Word in context
- word
al-ge-VOOL
- phraseyour reading level
al-ge-VOOL kis-LOT
- clause
ve-SHAV mi-sa-REED ked-MAH miz-RAKH ha-SHE-mesh al-ge-VOOL kis-LOT ta-VOR
- sentence
ve-SHAV mi-sa-REED ked-MAH miz-RAKH ha-SHE-mesh al-ge-VOOL kis-LOT ta-VOR ve-ya-TSA el-had-DAV-rat ve-a-LAH ya-FI-a
Exegesis
The prepositional construct al-gevul {עַל־גְּב֥וּל | ʿal-gevul} ‘upon the border’ establishes spatial relation to Kisloth Tabor.
Root and etymology
ג־ב־ל
“border, limit”
In context — Joshua 19:12
And it turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrise , on the border of Kisloth Tabor; then it went out to Daberath and ascended to Japhi’a.
About this coordinate
Joshua 19:12:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Joshua 19:12, so the Hebrew word עַל־גְּב֥וּל (algevool) 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.19.12.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.19.12.W6.S1) and character.