Joshua 21:17:5Josh.21.17.W5TAB
אֶת־גֶּ֖בַע
etgeva
“Geba”
- Transliteration
- et-GE-va
- Extended
- EET-GE-vah
- IPA
- /ʔeːt.ˈɡɛvaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- Geba
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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Word in context
- word
et-GE-va
- clause
et-GE-va ve-et-mig-ra-SHE-ha
- sentence
u-mi-ma-TEH bin-ya-MIN et-giv-ON ve-et-mig-ra-SHE-ha et-GE-va ve-et-mig-ra-SHE-ha
Exegesis
The direct-object marker et {אֶת־ | ’et} ‘direct-object marker’ precedes each city and its lands, marking the objects of the implied verb.
Each city’s name, Giv‘on {גִּבְע֖וֹן | ḡî-ḇō-‘ôn} ‘Gibeon’ and Gəḇa‘ {גֶּ֖בַע | gə-ḇa-‘} ‘Geba’, is paired with migrashêhā {מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ | mig-rā-šê-hā} ‘pasturelands’ in a balanced parallel structure. In English, the implied verb “gave” or “allotted” is supplied for clarity, and repeated et phrases are rendered by prepositional constructions to maintain Hebrew specificity and English fluidity.
In context — Joshua 21:17
And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave Gibeon and its pasturelands , and Geba and its pasturelands.
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:17:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 21:17, so the Hebrew word אֶת־גֶּ֖בַע (etgeva) 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.21.17.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.17.W5.S1) and character.