Joshua 19:1:8Josh.19.1.W8TAB
וַֽיְהִי֙
vayehi
“and was”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /vajəˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and was
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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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-HI
- clause
va-ye-HI na-cha-la-TAM be-TOKH na-cha-LAT be-NEI-ye-hu-DA
- sentence
va-ye-TSE ha-go-RAL ha-she-NI le-shim-ON le-ma-TEH be-NEI-shim-ON le-mish-pe-KHO-tam va-ye-HI na-cha-la-TAM be-TOKH na-cha-LAT be-NEI-ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
The conjunction vayehi {וַיְהִי | wayhî} “and it was” introduces the result clause nachalatam {נַחֲלָתָם | na-ḥă-lā-tām} “their inheritance” betokh nachalat bênê-Yehudah {בְּתוֹךְ נַחֲלַת בְנֵי־יְהוּדָה | bə-tōḵ na-ḥă-lāt bə-nê-yə-hû-ḏā} “within the inheritance of the sons of Judah,” which positions Simeon’s allotment inside Judah’s territory. The Hebrew construct chains and word order foreground both the process and outcome of tribal distribution.
In context — Joshua 19:1
Then the second lot came out for the tribe of the sons of Simeon according to their clans; and their inheritance was within the inheritance of Judah .
About this coordinate
Joshua 19:1:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Joshua 19:1, so the Hebrew word וַֽיְהִי֙ (vayehi) 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.19.1.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.19.1.W8.S1) and character.