Joshua 18:8:1Josh.18.8.W1TAB
וַיָּקֻ֥מוּ
vayakumu
“And arose”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-KU-mu
- Extended
- vah-yaa-KU-moo
- IPA
- /vaj.jaːˈqu.mu/
Meaning by language
- English
- And arose
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ya-KU-mu
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-KU-mu ha-a-na-SHIM
- clause
va-ya-KU-mu ha-a-na-SHIM va-ye-LE-khu
- sentence
va-ya-KU-mu ha-a-na-SHIM va-ye-LE-khu va-ye-TSA ye-ho-SHU-a ET-ha-hol-KHIM lik-TOV ET-ha-a-RETZ le-EMOR le-KHU ve-hit-hal-KHU va-a-RETZ ve-khit-VOO o-TAH ve-SHU-voo e-LAI u-PO ash-LIKH la-KHEM go-RAL lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH be-shi-LO
Exegesis
The verse begins with vayakumu {וַיָּקֻ֥מוּ | wayyāqûmû} ‘and they rose’, featuring the vav {וַ | wā́} ‘sequential conjunction’ that advances the narrative.
Root and etymology
ק־ו־ם
“to rise, stand upright”
In context — Joshua 18:8
The men rose and departed, and Joshua ordered the surveyors to map the land, saying, “Go and walk about in the land and record it, then return to me; I will then cast a lot for you before the LORD at Shiloh.”
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 18:8, so the Hebrew word וַיָּקֻ֥מוּ (vayakumu) 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.18.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.8.W1.S1) and character.