Judges 19:12:13Judg.19.12.W13TAB
עַד־גִּבְעָֽה׃
adgiva
“as far as Gibeah”
- Transliteration
- ad-giv-A
- Extended
- ahd-gihv-AAH
- IPA
- /ʕad.givˈʕaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- as far as Gibeah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ad-giv-A
- clause
ve-a-VAR-nu ad-giv-A
- sentence
va-yo-MER e-LAV a-do-NAV LO na-SUR el-IR na-khe-RI a-SHER lo-mib-be-NEI yis-ra-EL HE-na ve-a-VAR-nu ad-giv-A
Exegesis
The alternative wəʿāvarnû ʿăḏ-ġîḇāh {וְעָבַרְנוּ עַד־גִּבְעָה | wəʿāvarnû ʿăḏ-ġîḇāh} “and we will pass by until Gibeah” repeats the imperfect to indicate forward movement toward the Israelite settlement. English phrasing is adjusted to highlight the master’s directive and clarify the Israelite-foreign distinction.
Root and etymology
g-b-ʿgimel–bet–ayin
“hill”
In context — Judges 19:12
And his master said to him, “We will not turn aside into a foreign city , which is not of the sons of Israel; instead, we will proceed on to Gibeah.”
About this coordinate
Judges 19:12:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Judges 19:12, so the Hebrew word עַד־גִּבְעָֽה׃ (adgiva) 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 Judg.19.12.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.12.W13.S1) and character.