Joshua 19:41:2Josh.19.41.W2TAB
גְּב֣וּל
gevul
“the border”
- Transliteration
- ge-VUL
- Extended
- geh-VOOL
- IPA
- /ɡəˈvuːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- the 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ge-VUL
- phraseyour reading level
ge-VUL na-kha-la-TAM
- clause
va-ye-HI ge-VUL na-kha-la-TAM
- sentence
va-ye-HI ge-VUL na-kha-la-TAM tsor-AH ve-esh-ta-OL ve-IR SHA-mesh
Exegesis
The noun gevul {גְּב֣וּל | gəvûl} ‘boundary’ heads a construct phrase with naḥalatām {נַחֲלָתָ֑ם | naḥalatām} ‘their inheritance’, marking possession and specifying the territorial allotment. This construct phrase functions as the subject of the clause.
Root and etymology
g-b-lgimel–bet–lamed
“border, boundary”
In context — Joshua 19:41
And the boundary of their inheritance was Zorah, Eshtaol, and Ir Shemesh.
About this coordinate
Joshua 19:41:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 19:41, so the Hebrew word גְּב֣וּל (gevul) 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.19.41.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.19.41.W2.S1) and character.