1 Chronicles 15:29:11 Chr.15.29.W1TAB
וַיְהִ֗י
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
- clause
va-ye-HI a-RON be-RIT ye-ho-VAH BA ad-I-r da-VID
- sentence
va-ye-HI a-RON be-RIT ye-ho-VAH BA ad-I-r da-VID u-mi-KHAL bat-sha-UL nish-ke-FA be-AD ha-kha-LON va-te-RE et-ha-ME-lekh da-VID me-ra-KED u-me-sa-KHEK va-ti-BEZ LO be-li-BA
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the event marker vayhi {וַיְהִי | way-hî} ‘and it happened,’ signaling a shift to a new episode.
In context — 1 Chronicles 15:29
And it happened, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of David, that Michal, daughter of Saul, looked out through the window and saw King David dancing and celebrating, and she despised him in her heart .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 15:29:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 15:29, so the Hebrew word וַיְהִ֗י (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.15.29.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.29.W1.S1) and character.