Joshua 19:47:2Josh.19.47.W2TAB
גְבוּל־בְּנֵי־דָ֖ן
gvulbeneidan
“the border of the sons of Dan”
- Transliteration
- gvuL-be-NEI-DAN
- Extended
- gə-VOOL-beh-NEI-DAAN
- IPA
- /ɡəˈvul.bəˈnejˌdan/
Meaning by language
- English
- the border of the sons of Dan
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 | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
gvuL-be-NEI-DAN
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-TSE gvuL-be-NEI-DAN
- clause
va-ye-TSE gvuL-be-NEI-DAN mei-HEM
- sentence
va-ye-TSE gvuL-be-NEI-DAN mei-HEM va-ya-a-LU be-NEI-DAN va-yi-la-KHa-mu im-LE-shem va-yil-ke-DU o-TAH va-ya-KU o-TAH le-FI-KHE-rev va-yir-SHU o-TAH va-ye-SHVU VAH va-yik-RE-u le-LE-shem DAN ke-SHEM DAN a-vi-HEM
Exegesis
The construct chain gevul beney Dan {גְבוּל בְּנֵי דָּן | ge-vûl bə-nē Dān} ‘border of the sons of Dan’ establishes tribal identity.
The memorial formula keshem Dan avihem {כְּשֵׁם דָּן אֲבִיהֶם | kə-šēm Dān ʾă•vî•hēm} ‘as the name of Dan their ancestor’ ties the new name to tribal memory. English preserves verb order and idioms to reflect the brisk progression and theological emphasis on land possession and communal identity.
Root and etymology
g-b-lgimel–bet–lamed
“boundary, border”
In context — Joshua 19:47
And the border of the sons of Dan went out from them, and the sons of Dan went up against Leshem and captured it, and they struck it with the sword , and they possessed and dwelt in it. And they called Leshem Dan, after the name of Dan their ancestor .
About this coordinate
Joshua 19:47:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 19:47, so the Hebrew word גְבוּל־בְּנֵי־דָ֖ן (gvulbeneidan) 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.19.47.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.19.47.W2.S1) and character.