Joshua 19:10:7Josh.19.10.W7TAB
וַיְהִ֛י
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 ge-VUL na-cha-la-TAM ad-sa-REED
- sentence
va-ya-AL ha-go-RAL hash-lee-SHI liv-NEI ze-vu-LUN le-mish-pe-KHO-tam va-ye-HI ge-VUL na-cha-la-TAM ad-sa-REED
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive vayehi {וַיְהִי | wayyehî} ‘and it was’ introduces the result clause, where gevul {גְּבוּל | gə-vūl} ‘boundary’ and its construct nachalatam {נַחֲלָתָם | na-ḥă-lā-tām} ‘of their inheritance’ define the scope of the land, concluding with the compound ad-sarid {עַד־שָׂרִיד | ʿad-sā-rîḏ} ‘as far as Sarid’ unified by the maqaf. English word order adjusts Hebrew verb–subject–indirect-object patterns for clarity while preserving emphasis on tribal allocation and geographic limits.
In context — Joshua 19:10
And the third lot came up for the sons of Zebulun, according to their clans, and the boundary of their inheritance reached as far as Sarid.
About this coordinate
Joshua 19:10:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Joshua 19:10, so the Hebrew word וַיְהִ֛י (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.19.10.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.19.10.W7.S1) and character.