Joshua 13:30:1Josh.13.30.W1TAB
וַיְהִ֣י
vayehi
“and was”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /vajəˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and 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 ge-vu-LAM
- sentence
va-ye-HI ge-vu-LAM mi-ma-kha-NA-yim kol-ha-ba-SHAN kol-mam-le-KHUT OG ME-lekh-ha-ba-SHAN ve-KOL-kha-VOT ya-IR a-SHER ba-ba-SHAN shi-SHIM IR
Exegesis
The Hebrew clause begins with vayhi {וַיְהִ֣י | way·hî} ‘and it was’, a vav-consecutive verb that introduces the ensuing description.
In context — Joshua 13:30
And their border extended from Mahanaim through all Bashan, the entire kingdom of Og, king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair in Bashan, numbering sixty cities .
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:30:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 13:30, so the Hebrew word וַיְהִ֣י (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.13.30.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.30.W1.S1) and character.