Proverbs 15:25:6Prov.15.25.W6TAB
גְּב֣וּל
gevul
“boundary of”
- Transliteration
- ge-VUL
- Extended
- geh-VOOL
- IPA
- /ɡəˈvuːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- boundary of
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ge-VUL
- phraseyour reading level
ge-VUL al-ma-NA
- clause
ve-yats-TSAV ge-VUL al-ma-NA
- sentence
BET ge-IIM yis-SAKH ye-ho-VAH ve-yats-TSAV ge-VUL al-ma-NA
Exegesis
The verse uses antithetical parallelism by pairing two construct phrases—beit ge’im {בֵּ֣ית גֵּ֭אִים | bêyt gēʾı̂m} ‘house of the proud’ and gevul almanah {גְּב֣וּל אַלְמָנָֽה | gəbūl ʾalmānāh} ‘boundary of the widow.’
Root and etymology
ג־ב־ל
“border, limit”
In context — Proverbs 15:25
The LORD will tear down the house of the proud , but He will establish the boundary of the widow.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:25:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 15:25, so the Hebrew word גְּב֣וּל (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 Prov.15.25.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.25.W6.S1) and character.