Joshua 14:6:1Josh.14.6.W1TAB
וַיִּגְּשׁ֨וּ
vayigshu
“and they approached”
- Transliteration
- va-yig-SHU
- Extended
- vah-yig-GE-shoo
- IPA
- /vaj.jigˈʃuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they approached
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-yig-SHU
- phraseyour reading level
va-yig-SHU be-NEI-ye-hu-DAH el-ye-ho-SHU-a
- clause
va-yig-SHU be-NEI-ye-hu-DAH el-ye-ho-SHU-a ba-gil-GAL va-YO-mer e-LAV ka-LEV ben-ye-fu-NEH hak-ke-ni-ZI
- sentence
va-yig-SHU be-NEI-ye-hu-DAH el-ye-ho-SHU-a ba-gil-GAL va-YO-mer e-LAV ka-LEV ben-ye-fu-NEH hak-ke-ni-ZI a-TA ya-DAT-ta et-ha-da-VAR a-sher-di-BER Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHEH ISH-ha-e-lo-HIM al-o-do-TAI ve-al-o-do-TEI-kha be-ka-DESH-bar-NE-a
Exegesis
The narrative opens with the vav-consecutive imperfect vayigshu {וַיִּגְּשׁ֨וּ | wăy·yiqqəšû} ‘and they approached,’ establishing past action.
In context — Joshua 14:6
And the sons of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You have known the word which the LORD spoke to Moses the man of God concerning me and concerning you at Kadesh Barnea.”
About this coordinate
Joshua 14:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 14:6, so the Hebrew word וַיִּגְּשׁ֨וּ (vayigshu) 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.14.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.14.6.W1.S1) and character.