1 Chronicles 18:14:41 Chr.18.14.W4TAB
וַיְהִ֗י
vayehi
“and he was”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /vajəˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he was
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 | |
| 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 O-se mish-PAT u-tse-da-KA le-KHOL-a-MO
- sentence
va-yim-LOKH da-VID al-KOL-yis-ra-EL va-ye-HI O-se mish-PAT u-tse-da-KA le-KHOL-a-MO
Exegesis
The sequence vayehi ʿō-śēh {וַיְהִי עֹשֶׂה | wayyihî ʿō-śēh} ‘and he was doing’ employs a participle to convey ongoing action.
In context — 1 Chronicles 18:14
And David reigned over all Israel, and he was doing judgment and righteousness for all his people.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 18:14:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Chronicles 18:14, 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.18.14.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.18.14.W4.S1) and character.