Joshua 21:10:1Josh.21.10.W1TAB
וֽ͏ַיְהִי֙
vayehi
“and it was”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /vajəˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it 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 li-vne a-ha-RON mi-mish-pe-KHOTE hak-ke-ha-TI mi-vne le-VI
- sentence
va-ye-HI li-vne a-ha-RON mi-mish-pe-KHOTE hak-ke-ha-TI mi-vne le-VI ki la-HEM ha-YA hag-go-RAL ri-sho-NA
Exegesis
The verse begins with vayehi {וַיְהִי | wa-yə-hî} ‘and it was’, functioning as a narrative transition marker.
In context — Joshua 21:10
And the sons of Aaron from the families of the Kohathite from the sons of Levi had the first lot , because it was theirs.
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 21:10, so the Hebrew word וֽ͏ַיְהִי֙ (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.21.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.10.W1.S1) and character.