Joshua 13:29:6Josh.13.29.W6TAB
וַיְהִ֗י
vayehi
“and it became”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /vajəˈhi/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it became
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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 la-kha-TSI ma-TEH be-NEI-me-na-SHEH le-mish-pe-kho-TAM
- sentence
va-yi-TEN mo-SHEH la-kha-TSI SHE-vet me-na-SHEH va-ye-HI la-kha-TSI ma-TEH be-NEI-me-na-SHEH le-mish-pe-kho-TAM
Exegesis
The Hebrew text links actions with vav-consecutive verbs (vayyitten {וַיִּתֵּן | wayyiṯtēn} “and he gave”; wayyəhî {וַיְהִי | wayyəhî} “and it became”).
In context — Joshua 13:29
And Moses gave to half the tribe of Manasseh, and it became for half the branch of the descendants of Manasseh according to their families .
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:29:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Joshua 13:29, 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.13.29.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.29.W6.S1) and character.