Joshua 13:23:1Josh.13.23.W1TAB
וַיְהִ֗י
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
- clause
va-ye-HI ge-VUL be-NEI re-u-VEN ha-yar-DEN u-ge-VUL
- sentence
va-ye-HI ge-VUL be-NEI re-u-VEN ha-yar-DEN u-ge-VUL ZOT na-ha-LAT be-NEI-re-u-VEN le-mish-pe-KHO-tam he-a-RIM ve-hats-re-HEN
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive way-hî {וַיְהִ֗י | way-hî} ‘and it was’, introducing a summary clause.
In context — Joshua 13:23
And the boundary of the sons of Reuben was the Jordan ; this was the inheritance of the sons of Reuben according to their families—the cities and their villages.
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 13:23, so the Hebrew word וַיְהִ֗י (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.13.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.23.W1.S1) and character.