Joshua 21:44:1Josh.21.44.W1TAB
וַיָּ֨נַח
vayanakh
“And gave rest”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-NAKH
- Extended
- vah-yaa-NAKH
- IPA
- /vaj.jaːˈnaχ/
Meaning by language
- English
- And gave rest
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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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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Word in context
- word
va-ya-NAKH
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-NAKH Ye-ho-VAH la-HEM
- clause
va-ya-NAKH Ye-ho-VAH la-HEM mi-sa-VIV ke-KHOL a-SHER-nish-BA la-a-vo-TAM
- sentence
va-ya-NAKH Ye-ho-VAH la-HEM mi-sa-VIV ke-KHOL a-SHER-nish-BA la-a-vo-TAM ve-LO-a-MAD ISH bif-ne-HEM mi-KOL-oy-ve-HEM ET KOL-oy-ve-HEM na-TAN Ye-ho-VAH be-ya-DAM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive Qal imperfect verb vayanach {וַיָּ֨נַח | way·yā·naḥ} ‘and He gave rest,’ indicating a completed divine action.
In context — Joshua 21:44
And the LORD gave them rest all around, just as He had sworn to their fathers; not one of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD gave all their enemies into their hand.
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:44:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 21:44, so the Hebrew word וַיָּ֨נַח (vayanakh) 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.21.44.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.44.W1.S1) and character.