Joshua 19:33:1Josh.19.33.W1TAB
וַיְהִ֣י
vayehi
“and the border was”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /vajəˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the border 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
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-HI gvu-LAM
- clause
va-ye-HI gvu-LAM me-KHE-lef me-e-LON be-tsa-a-na-NIM va-a-da-MI ha-NE-kev ve-yav-ne-EL ad-lak-KUM
- sentence
va-ye-HI gvu-LAM me-KHE-lef me-e-LON be-tsa-a-na-NIM va-a-da-MI ha-NE-kev ve-yav-ne-EL ad-lak-KUM va-ye-HI tot-se-o-TAV ha-yar-DEN
Exegesis
The verse uses the vav consecutive marker vayehi {וַיְהִ֣י | wə-yĕ-hî} to sequence geographical statements.
In context — Joshua 19:33
And their border extended from Heleph and the oak in Zaanannim, through Adami Nekeb and Jabneel to Lakkum, and its terminus was at the Jordan .
About this coordinate
Joshua 19:33:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 19:33, so the Hebrew word וַיְהִ֣י (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.19.33.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.19.33.W1.S1) and character.