Numbers 21:23:5Num.21.23.W5TAB
בִּגְבֻלוֹ֒
bigvulo
“through his territory”
- Transliteration
- big-vu-LO
- Extended
- big-vu-LOH
- IPA
- /biɡvuˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- through his territory
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
big-vu-LO
- phraseyour reading level
a-VOR big-vu-LO
- clause
ve-LO-na-TAN see-KHON ET-yis-ra-EL a-VOR big-vu-LO va-ye-e-SOF see-KHON ET-kol-am-MO va-ye-TSE lik-RAT yis-ra-EL ham-mid-BA-ra va-ya-VO yah-TSAH
- sentence
ve-LO-na-TAN see-KHON ET-yis-ra-EL a-VOR big-vu-LO va-ye-e-SOF see-KHON ET-kol-am-MO va-ye-TSE lik-RAT yis-ra-EL ham-mid-BA-ra va-ya-VO yah-TSAH va-yil-LA-khem be-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The phrase bigvulo {בִּגְבֻלוֹ | bi-gəv-ū-lō} ‘in his territory’ highlights jurisdiction.
In context — Numbers 21:23
But Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his territory. So he gathered all his people and went out to meet them toward the wilderness . He arrived at Jahaz and fought against Israel.
About this coordinate
Numbers 21:23:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 21:23, so the Hebrew word בִּגְבֻלוֹ֒ (bigvulo) 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 Num.21.23.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.21.23.W5.S1) and character.