Joshua 15:2:1Josh.15.2.W1TAB
וַיְהִ֤י
vayehi
“and there was”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /vajəˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and there 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 la-HEM
- clause
va-ye-HI la-HEM ge-VUL NE-gev mik-TSEH YAM ha-ME-lakh
- sentence
va-ye-HI la-HEM ge-VUL NE-gev mik-TSEH YAM ha-ME-lakh min-ha-la-SHON ha-po-NEH NEG-ba
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive marker vayhi {וַיְהִי | wayhî} ‘and it was’, indicating narrative continuation.
In context — Joshua 15:2
And their southern boundary was from the end of the Salt Sea , from the tongue that faces southward.
About this coordinate
Joshua 15:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 15:2, so the Hebrew word וַיְהִ֤י (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.15.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.2.W1.S1) and character.