Joshua 13:25:1Josh.13.25.W1TAB
וַיְהִ֤י
vayehi
“and there was”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /vajəˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and there 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
- clause
va-ye-HI la-HEM hag-GEV-ul ya-a-ZER ve-KHOL-a-REI hag-gil-AD va-kha-TZI E-retz be-NEI a-MON
- sentence
va-ye-HI la-HEM hag-GEV-ul ya-a-ZER ve-KHOL-a-REI hag-gil-AD va-kha-TZI E-retz be-NEI a-MON ad-a-ro-ER a-SHER al-pe-NEI ra-BA
Exegesis
The opening vayehi {וַיְהִי | wa-ye-hî} ‘and it was’ (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third masculine singular) introduces a resultative narrative heading.
In context — Joshua 13:25
And their boundary was Jazer and all the cities of Gilead and half the land of the sons of Ammon up to Aroer which is before Rabbah.
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 13:25, so the Hebrew word וַיְהִ֤י (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.13.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.25.W1.S1) and character.