Joshua 22:34:3Josh.22.34.W3TAB
וּבְנֵי־גָ֖ד
uveneigad
“and the sons of Gad”
- Transliteration
- u-ve-NEI-GAD
- Extended
- oo-veh-NEE-GAAD
- IPA
- /uvəneːˈɡaːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the sons of Gad
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
u-ve-NEI-GAD
- phraseyour reading level
be-NEI-re-u-VEN u-ve-NEI-GAD
- clause
va-yik-re-U be-NEI-re-u-VEN u-ve-NEI-GAD la-miz-BE-akh
- sentence
va-yik-re-U be-NEI-re-u-VEN u-ve-NEI-GAD la-miz-BE-akh KI ED HU bei-no-TEI-nu KI Ye-ho-VAH ha-e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the compound subject benei Reuven {בְּנֵי־רְאוּבֵן | bə-nê rə’û-vên} “sons of Reuben” joined by u-benei Gad {וּבְנֵי־גָד | ū-bə-nê gāḏ} “and sons of Gad,” which governs the verb wayyiqreu {וַֽיִּקְרְא֛וּ | wayyiqrə’u} “and they called.”
Root and etymology
ב־נ־י
“to build or found”
In context — Joshua 22:34
The sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad named the altar Ed , saying, “For it is a witness between us that the LORD is God.”
About this coordinate
Joshua 22:34:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Joshua 22:34, so the Hebrew word וּבְנֵי־גָ֖ד (uveneigad) 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.22.34.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.34.W3.S1) and character.