Joshua 21:4:1Josh.21.4.W1TAB

וַיֵּצֵ֥א

vayetse

and the lot came out

Transliteration
va-ye-TSE
Extended
vah-yeh-TSEH
IPA
/vaj.jeˈtseː/

Meaning by language

English
and the lot came out

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Result
וַ + יֵּ + צֵ֥א
va + ye + tse
vayetse

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Tsadets as in cats
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points

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Word in context

  1. word

    va-ye-TSE

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-ye-TSE hag-go-RAL

  3. clause

    va-ye-TSE hag-go-RAL le-mish-pe-KHOT hak-ke-ha-TI

  4. sentence

    va-ye-TSE hag-go-RAL le-mish-pe-KHOT hak-ke-ha-TI va-ye-HI liv-NEI a-ha-RON hak-ko-HEN min-hal-vi-YIM mi-mat-TE ye-hu-DA u-mi-mat-TE hash-shim-o-NI u-mi-mat-TE bin-ya-MIN bag-go-RAL a-RIM she-LOSH es-REH

Exegesis

The verse opens with the narrative vav-consecutive in vayetse {וַיֵּצֵא | wayyeṣēʾ} ‘and he came out’, signaling the progression of sacred distribution.

In contextJoshua 21:4

And the lot came out for the Kohathite families and fell to the sons of Aaron the priest among the Levites, from the tribe of Judah, the tribe of Simeon, and the tribe of Benjamin, assigning thirteen cities .

About this coordinate

Joshua 21:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 21:4, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּצֵ֥א (vayetse) 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.21.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.4.W1.S1) and character.