Joshua 14:13:1Josh.14.13.W1TAB
וַֽיְבָרְכֵ֖הוּ
vayevarkhehu
“and Joshua blessed him”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-var-KHE-hu
- Extended
- vah-yeh-var-KHEH-hu
- IPA
- /vajəvarˈxeːhu/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Joshua blessed him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-var-KHE-hu
- clause
va-ye-var-KHE-hu ye-ho-SHU-a
- sentence
va-ye-var-KHE-hu ye-ho-SHU-a va-yi-TEN ET-khev-RON le-ka-LEV BEN-ye-fu-NEH le-na-kha-LAH
Exegesis
The verse is a compact narrative line driven by two coordinated wayyiqtol verbs: wayyebarkhehu {וַֽיְבָרְכֵ֖הוּ | wāy-yə-ḇā-rə-ḵê-hû} ‘and he blessed him’ followed by wayyitten {וַיִּתֵּ֧ן | wāy-yit-tēn} ‘and he gave’. This verb chain presents sequential actions, with blessing functioning as the formal endorsement that precedes the concrete land grant.
In context — Joshua 14:13
Joshua blessed him and granted Hebron to Caleb son of Jephunneh as an inheritance .
About this coordinate
Joshua 14:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 14:13, so the Hebrew word וַֽיְבָרְכֵ֖הוּ (vayevarkhehu) 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.14.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.14.13.W1.S1) and character.