Joshua 14:5:9Josh.14.5.W9TAB
וַֽיַּחְלְק֖וּ
vayakhleku
“and they allotted”
- Transliteration
- va-yakh-le-KU
- Extended
- vah-yakh-le-KOO
- IPA
- /vaj.jaħ.ləˈkuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they allotted
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yakh-le-KU
- clause
va-yakh-le-KU ET-ha-A-retz
- sentence
ka-a-SHER tsi-VA Ye-ho-VAH ET-MO-sheh KEN a-SU be-NEI yis-ra-EL va-yakh-le-KU ET-ha-A-retz
Exegesis
A shift occurs with the vav-consecutive in vayyakhleku {וַיַּחְלְקוּ | way-yaḥ-lĕ-qû} ‘and they divided’, signaling the ensuing action of allotting the territory.
Root and etymology
Rootḥ–l–q
“to divide, apportion”
In context — Joshua 14:5
Just as the LORD had commanded Moses, so did the sons of Israel, and they divided the land .
About this coordinate
Joshua 14:5:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Joshua 14:5, so the Hebrew word וַֽיַּחְלְק֖וּ (vayakhleku) 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.14.5.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.14.5.W9.S1) and character.