1 Kings 18:17:11 Kgs.18.17.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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Word in context
- word
va-ye-HI
- clause
va-ye-HI ki-re-OT akh-AV et-e-lee-YA-hu
- sentence
va-ye-HI ki-re-OT akh-AV et-e-lee-YA-hu va-yo-MER akh-AV e-LAV ha-a-TA ZE o-KHER yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive imperfect vayhi {וַיְהִי | wayhî} ‘and it happened,’ marking narrative progression.
In context — 1 Kings 18:17
And it happened when Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is it you, the troubler of Israel?”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 18:17, 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.18.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.17.W1.S1) and character.