Joshua 13:16:1Josh.13.16.W1TAB
וַיְהִ֨י
vayehi
“and it was”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /vajəˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it was
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-HI
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-HI la-HEM
- sentence
va-ye-HI la-HEM hag-GVUL me-a-ro-ER a-SHER al-se-FAT-NA-khal ar-NON ve-ha-IR a-SHER be-TOkh-ha-NA-khal ve-KOL-ha-mi-SHOR al-meid-VA
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav consecutive vayehi {וַיְהִי | vayəhî} ‘and it was’, introducing a summary description.
In context — Joshua 13:16
Now the boundary for them extended from Aroer, which is on the edge of the Arnon Valley, through the city in the midst of the valley, and all the plain as far as Medeba.
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 13:16, so the Hebrew word וַיְהִ֨י (vayehi) 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 Josh.13.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.16.W1.S1) and character.