Joshua 17:2:1Josh.17.2.W1TAB
וַ֠יְהִי
vayehi
“And it was”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /vajəˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- And it 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
- clause
va-ye-HI liv-NEI me-na-SHEH ha-no-ta-RIM le-mish-pe-KHO-tam liv-NEI a-vi-e-ZER ve-liv-NEI-KHE-lek ve-liv-NEI-as-ri-EL ve-liv-NEI-SHE-khem ve-liv-NEI-KHE-fer ve-liv-NEI-she-mi-DA
- sentence
va-ye-HI liv-NEI me-na-SHEH ha-no-ta-RIM le-mish-pe-KHO-tam liv-NEI a-vi-e-ZER ve-liv-NEI-KHE-lek ve-liv-NEI-as-ri-EL ve-liv-NEI-SHE-khem ve-liv-NEI-KHE-fer ve-liv-NEI-she-mi-DA E-le be-NEI me-na-SHEH ben-YO-sef haz-za-kha-RIM le-mish-pe-KHO-tam
Exegesis
The verse begins with vayehi {וַ֠יְהִי | vayyĕhî} “and it was,” employing the vav consecutive to signal narrative progression.
In context — Joshua 17:2
And it was for the remaining sons of Manasseh, according to their families: for the sons of Abiezer, and for the sons of Helek, and for the sons of Asriel, and for the sons of Shechem, and for the sons of Hepher, and for the sons of Shemida. These are the male descendants of Manasseh, the son of Joseph, according to their families.
About this coordinate
Joshua 17:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 17:2, so the Hebrew word וַ֠יְהִי (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.17.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.2.W1.S1) and character.