Judges 20:19:5Judg.20.19.W5TAB
עַל־הַגִּבְעָֽה׃
alhagiva
“against the Gibeah”
- Transliteration
- al-ha-giv-A
- Extended
- ahl-hah-gihv-AAH
- IPA
- /ʕal.hag.givˈʕaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- against the Gibeah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
al-ha-giv-A
- clause
va-ya-kha-NU al-ha-giv-A
- sentence
va-ya-KU-mu be-NEI-yis-ra-EL ba-BO-ker va-ya-kha-NU al-ha-giv-A
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase al-hagivah {עַל־הַגִּבְעָֽה | ʿal-haggîbʿāh} ‘against Gibeah’ marks the target location, with the definite article highlighting its significance in the military context. English word order is adjusted to subject-verb-object to meet standard syntax while preserving emphasis on participants and setting.
Root and etymology
Rootgimel–bet–ayin
“hill, height”
In context — Judges 20:19
And the sons of Israel rose early in the morning and camped near Gibeah .
About this coordinate
Judges 20:19:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Judges 20:19, so the Hebrew word עַל־הַגִּבְעָֽה׃ (alhagiva) 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.20.19.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.19.W5.S1) and character.