Joshua 22:6:4Josh.22.6.W4TAB
וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ
vayelekhu
“and they went”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-le-KHU
- Extended
- vah-yeh-le-KHOO
- IPA
- /vaj.jeˈlɛxu/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they went
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-le-KHU
- clause
va-ye-shal-KHEM va-ye-le-KHU el a-ho-LEI-hem
- sentence
va-ye-var-KHEM Ye-ho-SHU-a va-ye-shal-KHEM va-ye-le-KHU el a-ho-LEI-hem
Exegesis
The imperfect forms vayevarkhem {וַיְבָרְכֵם | wayyeḇārḵêm} ‘and he blessed them’, vayishallachem {וַיְשַׁלְּחֵם | wayyəšalləḥêm} ‘and he sent them’, and vayelchu {וַיֵּלְכוּ | wayyeləḵû} ‘and they went’ preserve temporal progression. The proper name Yehoshua follows the first verb to identify the actor.
In context — Joshua 22:6
Then Joshua blessed them, sent them away, and they went to their tents .
About this coordinate
Joshua 22:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Joshua 22:6, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ (vayelekhu) 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.22.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.6.W4.S1) and character.