Judges 19:29:14Judg.19.29.W14TAB
גְּב֥וּל
gevul
“territory”
- Transliteration
- ge-VUL
- Extended
- geh-VOOL
- IPA
- /gəˈvuːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- territory
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a 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
ge-VUL
- phraseyour reading level
ge-VUL yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-ye-shal-le-KHE-ha be-KHOL ge-VUL yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-ya-VO el-BET-o va-yik-KAKH et-ha-ma-a-KHE-let va-ya-kha-ZEK be-fi-LAGH-sho va-ye-nat-te-KHE-ha la-a-tsa-ME-ha li-she-NIM a-SAR ne-ta-KHIM va-ye-shal-le-KHE-ha be-KHOL ge-VUL yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
Finally, vayishallecheha {וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֶ֔הָ | wayyišalləḥēhā} 'and he sent her' with be-khol gevul {בְּכֹל גְּב֥וּל | bəḵōl gəvûl} 'throughout all the territory' frames the act as a message to Israel.
In context — Judges 19:29
He returned to his house, took the knife , seized his concubine, cut her up, bone by bone , into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout the entire territory of Israel.
About this coordinate
Judges 19:29:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Judges 19:29, so the Hebrew word גְּב֥וּל (gevul) 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.19.29.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.29.W14.S1) and character.