Joshua 22:25:1Josh.22.25.W1TAB

וּגְב֣וּל

ugvul

for a boundary

Transliteration
u-gvuL
Extended
oo-gev-VOOL
IPA
/uɡəˈvul/

Meaning by language

English
for a boundary

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Result
וּ + גְב֣וּל
u + gvul
ugvul

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Gimelg as in good
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Lamedl as in law

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The word

Word in context

  1. word

    u-gvuL

  2. phraseyour reading level

    u-gvuL na-TAN-ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    u-gvuL na-TAN-ye-ho-VAH bei-NE-nu u-vei-NE-khem be-NEI-re-u-VEN u-ve-NEI-GAD et-ha-yar-DEN EIN-la-KHEM KHE-lek ba-ye-ho-VAH

  4. sentence

    u-gvuL na-TAN-ye-ho-VAH bei-NE-nu u-vei-NE-khem be-NEI-re-u-VEN u-ve-NEI-GAD et-ha-yar-DEN EIN-la-KHEM KHE-lek ba-ye-ho-VAH ve-hish-BI-tu be-NE-khem et-ba-NEI-nu le-vil-TI ye-RA et-ye-ho-VAH

Exegesis

The clause opens with fronted u-gevul {וּגְב֣וּל | u·gəvul} ‘boundary’, placing emphasis on separation before identifying the agent.

Root and etymology

consonantsGimel-Bet-Lamed

boundary, border

In contextJoshua 22:25

The LORD has set the Jordan as a boundary between us and you, sons of Reuben and sons of Gad. You have no share in the LORD, and your sons will make our sons cease to fear the LORD.

About this coordinate

Joshua 22:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 22:25, so the Hebrew word וּגְב֣וּל (ugvul) 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.22.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.25.W1.S1) and character.