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
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
u-gvuL
- phraseyour reading level
u-gvuL na-TAN-ye-ho-VAH
- 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
- 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 context — Joshua 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.