Joshua 21:27:2Josh.21.27.W2TAB
גֵרְשׁוֹן֮
gershon
“of Gershon”
- Transliteration
- ger-SHON
- Extended
- ger-SHOHN
- IPA
- /ɡerˈʃoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- of Gershon
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ger-SHON
- phraseyour reading level
ve-li-vNEI ger-SHON
- 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
Root and etymology
g-r-šgimel–resh–shin
“expulsion”
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 21:27:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 21:27, so the Hebrew word גֵרְשׁוֹן֮ (gershon) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.27.W2.S1) and character.