Joshua 17:5:1Josh.17.5.W1TAB
וַיִּפְּל֥וּ
vayiplu
“and fell”
- Transliteration
- va-yip-LU
- Extended
- vah-yip-LOO
- IPA
- /vaj.ipˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and fell
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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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-yip-LU
- phraseyour reading level
va-yip-LU khav-LEI-me-na-SHEH
- clause
va-yip-LU khav-LEI-me-na-SHEH a-sa-RA
- sentence
va-yip-LU khav-LEI-me-na-SHEH a-sa-RA le-VAD me-E-retz hag-gil-AD ve-ha-ba-SHAN a-SHER me-E-ver la-yar-DEN
Exegesis
The verse opens with vayiplu {וַיִּפְּל֥וּ | wayyipp̄elû} ‘and they fell’, a vav-consecutive Qal imperfect marking the result of the allotment procedure.
In context — Joshua 17:5
And ten portions fell to Manasseh, apart the land of Gilead and Bashan that lies beyond the Jordan.
About this coordinate
Joshua 17:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 17:5, so the Hebrew word וַיִּפְּל֥וּ (vayiplu) 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.17.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.5.W1.S1) and character.