Joshua 14:4:1Josh.14.4.W1TAB
כִּֽי־הָי֧וּ
kihayu
“for were”
- Transliteration
- ki-ha-YU
- Extended
- kih-hah-YOO
- IPA
- /kiː-haˈjuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for were
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ki-ha-YU
- phraseyour reading level
ki-ha-YU ve-NEI-yo-SEF
- clause
ki-ha-YU ve-NEI-yo-SEF she-NEI mat-TOT me-na-SHEH ve-ef-RA-yim
- sentence
ki-ha-YU ve-NEI-yo-SEF she-NEI mat-TOT me-na-SHEH ve-ef-RA-yim ve-LO-nat-NU KHE-lek lal-vi-YIM ba-A-retz KI im-a-RIM la-SHE-vet u-mig-re-SHE-hem le-mik-NE-hem u-le-kin-ya-NAM
Exegesis
The verse opens with ki-hayu {כִּֽי־הָי֧וּ | kî-hāyû} functioning as a causal explanation anchored in a prior land-allotment discussion: “for it turned out that…”.
In context — Joshua 14:4
For the sons of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim, and they did not give a portion to the Levites in the land, but only cities for dwelling and their pasturelands for their livestock and their possessions.
About this coordinate
Joshua 14:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 14:4, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־הָי֧וּ (kihayu) 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.14.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.14.4.W1.S1) and character.