Joshua 19:22:2Josh.19.22.W2TAB
הַגְּב֨וּל
haggvul
“the border”
- Transliteration
- hag-GVUL
- Extended
- hahg-ge-VOOL
- IPA
- /haɡ.ɡəˈvuːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- the border
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the 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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The word
Word in context
- word
hag-GVUL
- phraseyour reading level
u-pa-GA hag-GVUL be-ta-VOR u-sha-kha-TSU-ma ve-sha-kha-TSI-ma
- clause
u-pa-GA hag-GVUL be-ta-VOR u-sha-kha-TSU-ma ve-sha-kha-TSI-ma u-VEIT SHE-mesh ve-ha-YU tot-se-OT gevu-LAM hai-yar-DEN
- sentence
u-pa-GA hag-GVUL be-ta-VOR u-sha-kha-TSU-ma ve-sha-kha-TSI-ma u-VEIT SHE-mesh ve-ha-YU tot-se-OT gevu-LAM hai-yar-DEN a-RIM shesh es-RE ve-khats-re-HEN
Exegesis
The subject ha-gevul {הַגְּב֨וּל | ha-ḡə-vūl} “the boundary” follows the verb, reflecting Hebrew verb–subject order.
Root and etymology
Rootg-b-l
“boundary, border”
In context — Joshua 19:22
And the boundary reached Tabor, Shahatzimah, and Beth Shemesh, and the outgoings of their boundary were at the Jordan. There were sixteen cities along with their villages .
About this coordinate
Joshua 19:22:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 19:22, so the Hebrew word הַגְּב֨וּל (haggvul) 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.19.22.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.19.22.W2.S1) and character.