1 Kings 19:13:11 Kgs.19.13.W1TAB
וַיְהִ֣י
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 kish-MO-a e-li-YA-hu
- clause
va-ye-HI kish-MO-a e-li-YA-hu va-ya-LET pa-NAV be-a-DAR-to va-ye-TSE va-ya-a-MOD PE-takh ha-me-a-RA
- sentence
va-ye-HI kish-MO-a e-li-YA-hu va-ya-LET pa-NAV be-a-DAR-to va-ye-TSE va-ya-a-MOD PE-takh ha-me-a-RA ve-hi-NE e-LAV KOL va-yo-MER ma-le-KHA PO e-li-YA-hu
Exegesis
The narrative begins with wayyehi {וַיְהִי | way-yĕ-hî} ‘and it was,’ a vav-consecutive verb that signals sequence.
In context — 1 Kings 19:13
When Elijah heard, he wrapped his face in his cloak , went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. Then a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 19:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 19:13, so the Hebrew word וַיְהִ֣י (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.19.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.19.13.W1.S1) and character.