1 Kings 20:12:11 Kgs.20.12.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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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-HI
- clause
va-ye-HI kish-MO-a et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE ve-HU sho-TE HU ve-ham-me-la-KHIM bas-su-KOT
- sentence
va-ye-HI kish-MO-a et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE ve-HU sho-TE HU ve-ham-me-la-KHIM bas-su-KOT va-yo-MER el-a-va-DAV SI-mu va-ya-SI-mu al-ha-IR
Exegesis
The verse opens with the narrative marker vayehi {וַיְהִ֗י | way·hî} ‘and it was’, employing the vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect to introduce a new event.
In context — 1 Kings 20:12
And it came to pass, as he heard this message, while he and the kings were drinking in the shelters , that he said to his servants , “Prepare yourselves,” and they set themselves against the city.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 20:12, 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.20.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.12.W1.S1) and character.