Joshua 18:2:1Josh.18.2.W1TAB
וַיִּוָּֽתְרוּ֙
vayivat'ru
“and remained”
- Transliteration
- va-yi-va-T'RU
- Extended
- vah-yiv-vaa-TEH-roo
- IPA
- /vaj.ji.vaˈtʰruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and remained
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yi-va-T'RU
- clause
va-yi-va-T'RU biv-NEI yis-ra-EL a-SHER lo-KHAL-ku et-na-cha-la-TAM
- sentence
va-yi-va-T'RU biv-NEI yis-ra-EL a-SHER lo-KHAL-ku et-na-cha-la-TAM shiv-AH shva-TIM
Exegesis
The narrative uses the vav-consecutive imperfect vayivateru {וַיִּוָּֽתְרוּ | way·yiv·wā·ṯə·rû} ‘and they remained’ to continue the preceding account.
In context — Joshua 18:2
And there remained among the sons of Israel seven tribes who had not divided their inheritance .
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 18:2, so the Hebrew word וַיִּוָּֽתְרוּ֙ (vayivat'ru) 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.18.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.2.W1.S1) and character.