1 Chronicles 15:25:11 Chr.15.25.W1TAB
וַיְהִ֥י
vayehi
“and it happened”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /vaj.jəˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it happened
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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 |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-HI
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-HI da-VID
- clause
va-ye-HI da-VID ve-zik-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-sa-REI ha-a-la-FIM
- sentence
va-ye-HI da-VID ve-zik-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-sa-REI ha-a-la-FIM ha-hol-KHIM le-ha-a-LOT et-a-RON be-RIT-ye-ho-VAH min-BEIT o-VED-e-DOM be-sim-KHA
Exegesis
The verse opens with the narrative formula vayhi {וַיְהִי | way-yi-hi} ‘and it was’, employing the waw-consecutive Qal imperfect to mark sequential narrative.
In context — 1 Chronicles 15:25
And David, the elders of Israel, and the commanders of thousands, who were going to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-Edom, did so with joy.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 15:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 15:25, so the Hebrew word וַיְהִ֥י (vayehi) 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 1 Chr.15.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.25.W1.S1) and character.