Joshua 18:12:16Josh.18.12.W16TAB
וְהָיוּ֙
vehayu
“and they were”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-YU
- Extended
- veh-hah-YUU
- IPA
- /vəhaˈjuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they were
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' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ve-ha-YU
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-YA ve-ha-YU
- clause
ve-a-LA hag-GVUL el-ke-TEF ye-ri-KHO mit-sa-FON ve-a-LA ba-HAR ya-MA ve-ha-YA ve-ha-YU tot-se-o-TAIV mid-ba-RA BEIT-A-ven
- sentence
va-ye-HI la-HEM hag-GVUL lif-AT tsa-FO-na min-ha-yar-DEN ve-a-LA hag-GVUL el-ke-TEF ye-ri-KHO mit-sa-FON ve-a-LA ba-HAR ya-MA ve-ha-YA ve-ha-YU tot-se-o-TAIV mid-ba-RA BEIT-A-ven
Exegesis
The Qal perfect consecutive verbs vealah {וְעָלָ֣ה | wə·ʿā·lāh} mark ascent points, while vehayu {וְהָיוּ֙ | wə·hā·yû} signals completion.
In context — Joshua 18:12
And the boundary for them on the north side was from the Jordan River; it then ascended to the northern slope of Jericho, continued through the hill country toward the west, and its end was at the wilderness of Beth Aven.
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:12:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Joshua 18:12, so the Hebrew word וְהָיוּ֙ (vehayu) 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.18.12.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.12.W16.S1) and character.