Proverbs 23:10:2Prov.23.10.W2TAB
גְּב֣וּל
gevul
“a boundary marker”
- Transliteration
- ge-VUL
- Extended
- geh-VOOL
- IPA
- /gəˈvuːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- a boundary marker
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 u-vis-DEI ye-to-MIM al-ta-VO
Exegesis
The Hiphil imperfect verb tasseg {תַּסֵּג | taśśēg} ’you move’ in second person masculine singular forbids relocating gevul {גְּבוּל | gəvûl} ’boundary’.
Root and etymology
ג־ב־ל
“limit, border”
In context — Proverbs 23:10
Do not move an ancient boundary ; do not enter the fields of the fatherless .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 23:10, 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.23.10.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.10.W2.S1) and character.