Numbers 26:21:1Num.26.21.W1TAB
וַיְהִיּוּ
vayehiyu
“and there were”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI-yu
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE-yoo
- IPA
- /vajəhijˈuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and there were
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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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-HI-yu
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-HI-yu be-NEI-PE-retz
- sentence
va-ye-HI-yu be-NEI-PE-retz le-khets-RON mish-pa-KHAT ha-khets-ro-NEE le-kha-MUL mish-pa-KHAT ha-kha-mu-LEE
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive imperfect vayihiyu {וַיְהִ֖יוּ | vāyyihyû} ‘and they were’, signaling narrative sequence.
In context — Numbers 26:21
And the sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the clan of the Hezronite ; and of Hamul, the clan of the Hamulite.
About this coordinate
Numbers 26:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 26:21, so the Hebrew word וַיְהִיּוּ (vayehiyu) 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 Num.26.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.26.21.W1.S1) and character.