Joshua 16:4:1Josh.16.4.W1TAB
וַיִּנְחֲל֥וּ
vayinkhalu
“and the sons inherited”
- Transliteration
- va-yin-kha-LU
- Extended
- vah-yin-kha-LU
- IPA
- /vajinħaˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the sons inherited
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 | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-yin-kha-LU
- phraseyour reading level
va-yin-kha-LU be-NEI-yo-SEF
- sentence
va-yin-kha-LU be-NEI-yo-SEF me-na-SHEH ve-ef-RA-yim
Exegesis
The Hebrew narrative verb vayyinḥălû {וַיִּנְחֲלוּ | wayyînḥălû} ‘they inherited’ employs the vav-consecutive to mark sequential action.
Root and etymology
נ־ח־ל
“to inherit, receive by allotment”
In context — Joshua 16:4
And the sons of Joseph—Manasseh and Ephraim—received their inheritance .
About this coordinate
Joshua 16:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 16:4, so the Hebrew word וַיִּנְחֲל֥וּ (vayinkhalu) 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.16.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.16.4.W1.S1) and character.