Joshua 15:21:1Josh.15.21.W1TAB
וַיִּֽהְי֣וּ
vayihyu
“and were”
- Transliteration
- va-yi-HYU
- Extended
- vah-yee-HYOO
- IPA
- /vaj.jiˈhjuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and were
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| 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
va-yi-HYU
- phraseyour reading level
va-yi-HYU he-a-RIM
- clause
va-yi-HYU he-a-RIM mik-TSE le-mat-TEH ve-NEI-ye-hu-DA el-gvuL e-DOM ba-NEG-bah
- sentence
va-yi-HYU he-a-RIM mik-TSE le-mat-TEH ve-NEI-ye-hu-DA el-gvuL e-DOM ba-NEG-bah kav-tse-EL ve-E-der ve-ya-GUR
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive imperfect vayihyu {וַיִּֽהְיוּ | va-yih-yû} ‘and they were,’ which introduces a narrative list.
In context — Joshua 15:21
And these were the cities at the extremity of the territory of the tribe of the sons of Judah toward the border of Edom in the Negev : Kabtze'el , Eder, and Jagur.
About this coordinate
Joshua 15:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 15:21, so the Hebrew word וַיִּֽהְי֣וּ (vayihyu) 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.15.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.21.W1.S1) and character.