Joshua 21:33:2Josh.21.33.W2TAB
הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֖י
hagershuni
“of the Gershonite”
- Transliteration
- ha-ger-shu-NI
- Extended
- hah-geer-shu-NEE
- IPA
- /hag.geːrʃuˈniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the Gershonite
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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 | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ha-ger-shu-NI
- phraseyour reading level
KOL-a-REI ha-ger-shu-NI
- clause
KOL-a-REI ha-ger-shu-NI le-mish-pe-kho-TAM
- sentence
KOL-a-REI ha-ger-shu-NI le-mish-pe-kho-TAM she-LOSH-es-RE EER u-mig-re-shei-HEN
Exegesis
The verse begins with the distributive quantifier kol {כָּל | kâl} ‘all’ followed by ʿārê {עָרֵי | ʿārê} ‘cities’ in construct with haggĕršônî {הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּי | haggĕršônî} ‘the Gershonite’, indicating the Levitical recipient group.
Root and etymology
Rootg-r-š
“of Gershon”
In context — Joshua 21:33
All the cities of the Gershonites according to their clans were thirteen in number, along with their pasturelands .
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:33:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 21:33, so the Hebrew word הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֖י (hagershuni) 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.21.33.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.33.W2.S1) and character.