1 Kings 15:21:11 Kgs.15.21.W1TAB
וַֽיְהִי֙
vayehi
“and it happened”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /vajəˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it happened
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 kish-MO-a ba-a-SHA va-ye-kh-DAL mib-be-NOT et-ha-ra-MA
- sentence
va-ye-HI kish-MO-a ba-a-SHA va-ye-kh-DAL mib-be-NOT et-ha-ra-MA va-ye-SHEV be-tir-TSA
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav-consecutive marker vayehi {וַֽיְהִי | way·hî} ‘and it occurred’, signaling a new event.
In context — 1 Kings 15:21
When Baasha heard of this, he ceased work on Ramah and lived in Tirzah .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 15:21, so the Hebrew word וַֽיְהִי֙ (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.15.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.21.W1.S1) and character.