Joshua 18:10:1Josh.18.10.W1TAB
וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ֩
vayashlekh
“and cast”
- Transliteration
- va-yash-LEKH
- Extended
- vah-yash-LEKH
- IPA
- /vaj.jaʃˈleχ/
Meaning by language
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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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| 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
va-yash-LEKH
- phraseyour reading level
va-yash-LEKH la-HEM ye-ho-SHU-a go-RAL
- clause
va-yash-LEKH la-HEM ye-ho-SHU-a go-RAL be-shi-LO lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yash-LEKH la-HEM ye-ho-SHU-a go-RAL be-shi-LO lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH va-ya-KHA-lek-SHAM ye-ho-SHU-a et-ha-A-retz liv-NEI yis-ra-EL ke-makh-lek-TAM
Exegesis
The narrative employs the vav-consecutive conjunction in vayyashlekh {וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ | wā-yāš-lēḵ} to sequence the initial action, followed by goral {גּוֹרָל | gô-ral} as the selection mechanism.
In context — Joshua 18:10
And Joshua cast the lot for them at Shiloh before the LORD , and there Joshua apportioned the land to the sons of Israel according to their divisions .
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 18:10, so the Hebrew word וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ֩ (vayashlekh) 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.18.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.10.W1.S1) and character.