Joshua 19:25:2Josh.19.25.W2TAB
גְּבוּלָ֑ם
gevulam
“their border”
- Transliteration
- ge-vu-LAM
- Extended
- geh-vu-LAAM
- IPA
- /ɡəvuˈlaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their border
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
ge-vu-LAM
- clause
va-ye-HI ge-vu-LAM
- sentence
va-ye-HI ge-vu-LAM khel-KAT va-kha-LI va-VE-ten ve-akh-SHAF
Exegesis
The construct chain in gəvûlām {גְּבוּלָם | gəvûlām} ‘their border’ links the border to the tribal allotment.
Root and etymology
g-b-lgimel–bet–lamed
“border, limit”
In context — Joshua 19:25
And their border was Helkath, and Hali , and Beten, and Akshaph.
About this coordinate
Joshua 19:25:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 19:25, so the Hebrew word גְּבוּלָ֑ם (gevulam) 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.19.25.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.19.25.W2.S1) and character.