1 Chronicles 22:8:11 Chr.22.8.W1TAB
וַיְהִ֨י
vayehi
“and it happened”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /vajəˈhiː/
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 a-LAI de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ye-HI a-LAI de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH le-MOR DAM la-ROV sha-FAKH-ta u-mil-kha-MOT ge-do-LOT a-SI-ta
- sentence
va-ye-HI a-LAI de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH le-MOR DAM la-ROV sha-FAKH-ta u-mil-kha-MOT ge-do-LOT a-SI-ta lo-TIV-ne BA-yit lish-MI KI da-MIM ra-BIM sha-FAKH-ta AR-tsa le-fa-NAI
Exegesis
The clause opens with wayhî {וַיְהִי | wayhî} ‘and it came to pass’, a narrative gateway that marks a new divine communication.
In context — 1 Chronicles 22:8
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, “You have shed blood in abundance, and you have done great wars. You shall not build a house for My name, because you have shed much blood on the earth before Me.”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 22:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 22:8, so the Hebrew word וַיְהִ֨י (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.22.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.22.8.W1.S1) and character.