Joshua 19:9:7Josh.19.9.W7TAB
כִּֽי־הָיָ֞ה
kihaya
“for it was”
- Transliteration
- ki-ha-YA
- Extended
- kee-hah-YAA
- IPA
- /kiː.haˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for it was
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ki-ha-YA
- clause
ki-ha-YA KHE-lek be-NEI-ye-hu-DA RAV meh-HEM va-yin-cha-LU ve-NEI-shim-ON be-TOkh na-cha-la-TAM
- sentence
meh-KHE-vel be-NEI ye-hu-DA na-cha-LAT be-NEI shim-ON ki-ha-YA KHE-lek be-NEI-ye-hu-DA RAV meh-HEM va-yin-cha-LU ve-NEI-shim-ON be-TOkh na-cha-la-TAM
Exegesis
The conjunction kihayah {כִּֽי־הָיָ֞ה | kî-hā-yā́(h)} ‘for it was’ introduces the causal clause where chelek {חֵ֤לֶק | ḥê-leq} ‘portion’ is described as rav {רַ֣ב | râb} ‘abundant’ relative to mehem {מֵהֶ֔ם | mê-hêm} ‘than them’.
In context — Joshua 19:9
From the portion of the sons of Judah came the inheritance of the sons of Simeon, for the portion of the sons of Judah was more abundant than they needed; therefore the sons of Simeon inherited amidst their inheritance.
About this coordinate
Joshua 19:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Joshua 19:9, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־הָיָ֞ה (kihaya) 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.19.9.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.19.9.W7.S1) and character.