1 Kings 17:7:11 Kgs.17.7.W1TAB
וַיְהִ֛י
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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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-HI
- clause
va-ye-HI mik-KETS ya-MIM va-yi-VASH ha-na-KHAL
- sentence
va-ye-HI mik-KETS ya-MIM va-yi-VASH ha-na-KHAL KI LO-ha-YA GE-shem ba-A-rets
Exegesis
The verse begins with the narrative prefix vav-consecutive in wayehî {וַיְהִ֛י | wayehî} ‘and it happened’, establishing sequential narration.
In context — 1 Kings 17:7
And it happened after some days that the brook dried up because there was no rain in the land .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 17:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 17:7, so the Hebrew word וַיְהִ֛י (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.17.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.7.W1.S1) and character.