Joshua 17:11:1Josh.17.11.W1TAB
וַיְהִ֨י
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 li-men-a-SHEH
- clause
va-ye-HI li-men-a-SHEH be-yis-sa-KHAR u-ve-a-SHER BEIT-sha-AN u-ve-no-TE-ha ve-yiv-le-AM u-ve-no-TE-ha ve-ET-yosh-VEI DO-ar u-ve-no-TE-ha ve-yosh-VEI EIN-DOR u-ve-no-TE-ha ve-yosh-VEI ta-a-NAKH u-ve-no-TE-ha ve-yosh-VEI me-gi-DO u-ve-no-TE-ha
- sentence
va-ye-HI li-men-a-SHEH be-yis-sa-KHAR u-ve-a-SHER BEIT-sha-AN u-ve-no-TE-ha ve-yiv-le-AM u-ve-no-TE-ha ve-ET-yosh-VEI DO-ar u-ve-no-TE-ha ve-yosh-VEI EIN-DOR u-ve-no-TE-ha ve-yosh-VEI ta-a-NAKH u-ve-no-TE-ha ve-yosh-VEI me-gi-DO u-ve-no-TE-ha she-LO-shet ha-NA-fet
Exegesis
The verse opens with the consecutive waw {וַ | wāw} ‘and’, combining with the imperfect form vayehi {וַיְהִ֨י | wa·yə·hî} to introduce a narrative statement.
In context — Joshua 17:11
And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth Shean and its towns , Yibleam and its towns, the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, the inhabitants of En-Dor and its towns, the inhabitants of Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns—these are the three regions of Naphath.
About this coordinate
Joshua 17:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 17:11, so the Hebrew word וַיְהִ֨י (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.17.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.11.W1.S1) and character.