Judges 20:37:4Judg.20.37.W4TAB
אֶל־הַגִּבְעָ֑ה
elhagiva
“to Gibeah”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-giv-A
- Extended
- ehl-hah-giv-AAH
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.hag.givˈʕaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Gibeah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
el-ha-giv-A
- clause
ve-ha-o-REV he-KHI-shu va-yip-she-TU el-ha-giv-A
- sentence
ve-ha-o-REV he-KHI-shu va-yip-she-TU el-ha-giv-A va-yim-SHOKH ha-o-REV va-YAKH et-kol-ha-IR le-fi-KHA-rev
Root and etymology
g-b-‘gimel–bet–ayin
“hill, elevated place”
In context — Judges 20:37
And the ambush hurried and rushed toward Gibeah; then they drew out and struck down the entire city by the edge of the sword .
About this coordinate
Judges 20:37:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Judges 20:37, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הַגִּבְעָ֑ה (elhagiva) 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.20.37.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.37.W4.S1) and character.