Joshua 21:27:11Josh.21.27.W11TAB
אֶת־גּוֹלָ֤ן
etgolan
“Golan”
- Transliteration
- ET-GO-lan
- Extended
- EET-GOH-lan
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːt ɡoˈlaːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- Golan
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ET-GO-lan
- phraseyour reading level
ET-GO-lan ba-ba-SHAN
- clause
ve-li-vNEI ger-SHON mi-mish-pe-KHOT hal-vi-YIM me-kha-TSI mat-TE me-na-SHE ET-IR mik-LAT ha-ro-TSE-akh ET-GO-lan ba-ba-SHAN ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha ve-ET-be-esh-te-RAH ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha
- sentence
ve-li-vNEI ger-SHON mi-mish-pe-KHOT hal-vi-YIM me-kha-TSI mat-TE me-na-SHE ET-IR mik-LAT ha-ro-TSE-akh ET-GO-lan ba-ba-SHAN ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha ve-ET-be-esh-te-RAH ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha a-RIM shte-YIM
Exegesis
The verb ‘assigned’ is implied from context, and the direct object et-golan ba-bashan {אֶת־גּוֹלָ֤ן בַּבָּשָׁן | ʾet-gō-lān ba-bā-šān} ‘Golan in Bashan’ marks the first location.
In context — Joshua 21:27
To the Gershonites of the Levite clans, from half of the tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan was assigned as a city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pastureland , and Be-Esht’rah with its pastureland—two cities .
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:27:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Joshua 21:27, so the Hebrew word אֶת־גּוֹלָ֤ן (etgolan) 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.21.27.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.27.W11.S1) and character.