Joshua 21:10:10Josh.21.10.W10TAB
הָיָ֥ה
haya
“was”
- Transliteration
- ha-YA
- Extended
- hah-YAA
- IPA
- /hajaˈ/
Meaning by language
- English
- was
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Alphabet Analysis
| 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
ha-YA
- phraseyour reading level
ha-YA hag-go-RAL
- clause
ki la-HEM ha-YA hag-go-RAL ri-sho-NA
- 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 phrase lahem hayah {לָהֶם הָיָה | lā-hem hā-yâ} ‘to them was’ positions the dative pronoun as grammatical subject, followed by the nominal phrase hagoral rishonah {הַגּוֹרָ֖ל רִיאשֹׁונָֽה | ha-gō-rāl ri-ʾšō-nâ} ‘the lot first’ indicating privileged allotment. In translation, the prepositional chains are rendered as attributive modifiers and the causal connection is expressed with “because.”
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 21:10:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Joshua 21:10, so the Hebrew word הָיָ֥ה (haya) 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.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.10.W10.S1) and character.