Joshua 19:49:1Josh.19.49.W1TAB
וַיְכַלּ֥וּ
vayekhaloo
“and they finished”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-kha-LOO
- Extended
- vah-yeh-khal-LOO
- IPA
- /vajeχalˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they finished
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-kha-LOO
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-kha-LOO le-nkhol-ET-ha-A-retz
- clause
va-ye-kha-LOO le-nkhol-ET-ha-A-retz lig-vu-lo-TE-ha
- sentence
va-ye-kha-LOO le-nkhol-ET-ha-A-retz lig-vu-lo-TE-ha va-yit-NU be-NEI-yis-ra-EL na-kha-LA li-ye-ho-SHU-a bin-NUN be-to-KHAM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive verb wayyĕḵallû {וַיְכַלּוּ | wayyĕḵallû} “and they finished,” signaling the completed action of land allotment.
In context — Joshua 19:49
And when they had finished apportioning the land to its boundaries , the sons of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua son of Nun among them.
About this coordinate
Joshua 19:49:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 19:49, so the Hebrew word וַיְכַלּ֥וּ (vayekhaloo) 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.19.49.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.19.49.W1.S1) and character.