Joshua 17:7:8Josh.17.7.W8TAB
וְהָלַ֤ךְ
vehalakh
“and went”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-LAKH
- Extended
- veh-hah-LAKH
- IPA
- /vəhaˈlaχ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and went
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ha-LAKH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-LAKH hag-GVUL
- clause
ve-ha-LAKH hag-GVUL el-ha-ya-MIN el-yosh-VEI ein ta-PU-akh
- sentence
va-ye-HI gvuL-me-na-SHEH me-a-SHER ha-mikh-me-TAT a-SHER al-pe-NEI she-KHEM ve-ha-LAKH hag-GVUL el-ha-ya-MIN el-yosh-VEI ein ta-PU-akh
Exegesis
The verb vehalakh {וְהָלַךְ | wə-hā-lakh} continues the narrative to the directional phrase el-hayamin {אֶל־הַיָּמִין | ʾel-hay-mîn}, an idiom for southward movement.
In context — Joshua 17:7
And the border of Manasseh began at Asher and extended to Mikmethath , which lies opposite Shechem. Then the boundary continued southward to the inhabitants of En Tappuah.
About this coordinate
Joshua 17:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Joshua 17:7, so the Hebrew word וְהָלַ֤ךְ (vehalakh) 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.17.7.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.7.W8.S1) and character.