1 Kings 13:23:11 Kgs.13.23.W1TAB
וַיְהִ֗י
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
- clause
va-ye-HI a-kha-RE ah-khe-LO LE-khem ve-a-kha-RE sheh-toh-TOH
- sentence
va-ye-HI a-kha-RE ah-khe-LO LE-khem ve-a-kha-RE sheh-toh-TOH vah-yah-kha-VASH-lo ha-kha-MOR lah-na-VEE a-SHER heh-shee-VO
Exegesis
The verse opens with the narrative marker vayehi {וַיְהִי | wayĕhî}, linking to the preceding account.
In context — 1 Kings 13:23
And it happened, after he had eaten bread and after he had drunk, that he saddled the donkey for the prophet whom he had brought back.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 13:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 13:23, 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 Kgs.13.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.13.23.W1.S1) and character.