Proverbs 22:28:2Prov.22.28.W2TAB
גְּב֣וּל
gevul
“boundary”
- Transliteration
- ge-VUL
- Extended
- geh-VUUL
- IPA
- /ɡəˈvuːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- boundary
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
- clause
AL-tas-SEG ge-VUL o-LAM
- sentence
AL-tas-SEG ge-VUL o-LAM a-SHER a-SU a-vo-TE-kha
Exegesis
The direct object gevul {גְּבוּל | ge-vul} ‘boundary’ is qualified by the attributive olam {עוֹלָם | ’ō-lām} ‘ancient’, forming a phrase denoting longstanding limits.
Root and etymology
g-b-lgimel–bet–lamed
“border, limit”
In context — Proverbs 22:28
Do not shift the ancient boundary that your fathers set.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 22:28:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 22:28, 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.22.28.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.22.28.W2.S1) and character.