Joshua 19:41:1Josh.19.41.W1TAB
וַיְהִ֖י
vayehi
“and came to be”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /vajəˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and came to be
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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-kha-la-TAM
- sentence
va-ye-HI ge-VUL na-kha-la-TAM tsor-AH ve-esh-ta-OL ve-IR SHA-mesh
Exegesis
The verse begins with the narrative marker vayhî {וַיְהִ֖י | wayhî} ‘and it was’, a vav-consecutive Qal imperfect that introduces a summary clause.
In context — Joshua 19:41
And the boundary of their inheritance was Zorah, Eshtaol, and Ir Shemesh.
About this coordinate
Joshua 19:41:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 19:41, so the Hebrew word וַיְהִ֖י (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.19.41.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.19.41.W1.S1) and character.