Joshua 16:8:7Josh.16.8.W7TAB
וְהָי֥וּ
vehayu
“and were”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-YU
- Extended
- veh-hah-YOO
- IPA
- /vəhaˈjuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and were
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
ve-ha-YU
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-YU tot-se-o-TAV
- clause
mi-ta-PU-ach ye-LEKH hag-GVUL ya-MAH NA-khal ka-NAH ve-ha-YU tot-se-o-TAV ha-ya-MAH
- sentence
mi-ta-PU-ach ye-LEKH hag-GVUL ya-MAH NA-khal ka-NAH ve-ha-YU tot-se-o-TAV ha-ya-MAH ZOT na-kha-LAT mat-TEH be-NEI e-fra-YIM le-mish-pe-kho-TAM
Exegesis
The conjunction wə-hāyû {וְהָי֥וּ | wəhāyû} ‘and they were’ links to the predicate tōṣʾōṯāyw {תֹצְאֹתָ֖יו | tōṣʾōṯāyw} ‘its outlets’, with hayāmmāh {הַיָּ֑מָּה | hayāmmāh} ‘the sea’ marking the terminus.
In context — Joshua 16:8
From Tappuah the boundary runs westward to the wadi Kanah, and its outlets reach the Mediterranean ; this is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Ephraim according to their families.
About this coordinate
Joshua 16:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Joshua 16:8, so the Hebrew word וְהָי֥וּ (vehayu) 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.16.8.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.16.8.W7.S1) and character.