Joshua 21:40:9Josh.21.40.W9TAB
גּוֹרָלָ֔ם
goralam
“their lot”
- Transliteration
- go-ra-LAM
- Extended
- goh-rah-LAHM
- IPA
- /goːraˈlaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their lot
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
go-ra-LAM
- clause
va-ye-HI go-ra-LAM a-RIM shteim es-REH
- sentence
KOL-he-a-RIM li-vne me-ra-RI le-mish-pe-KHO-tam ha-no-ta-RIM mi-mish-pe-KHOT hal-vi-YIM va-ye-HI go-ra-LAM a-RIM shteim es-REH
Exegesis
The vav consecutive vā-yə·hî {וַיְהִי | vā-yə·hî} introduces the resultant clause “and there was,” with gōrālām {גּוֹרָלָם | gōrālām} ‘their lot’ indicating the allotted inheritance.
Root and etymology
g-r-lgimel–resh–lamed
“lot, allotment”
In context — Joshua 21:40
All the cities for the sons of Merari by their families—the remaining from the families of the Levites—and their lot was twelve cities.
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:40:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Joshua 21:40, so the Hebrew word גּוֹרָלָ֔ם (goralam) 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.21.40.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.40.W9.S1) and character.