1 Kings 20:39:11 Kgs.20.39.W1TAB
וַיְהִ֤י
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 ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-ye-HI ha-ME-lekh o-VER ve-HU tsa-AK el-ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-ye-HI ha-ME-lekh o-VER ve-HU tsa-AK el-ha-ME-lekh va-yo-MER av-de-KHA ya-TSA be-KE-rev-ha-mil-kha-MA ve-hin-NE-ish SAR va-ya-VE e-LAI ISH va-yo-MER she-MOR et-ha-ISH ha-ZE im-hi-pa-KED yip-pa-KED ve-ha-ye-TA naf-she-KHA TA-khat naf-SHO O khi-KAR-KE-sef tish-KOL
Exegesis
The verse opens with vayhi {וַיְהִי | wayhî} “and it happened” as a narrative frame, followed by the participle ʿōvēr {עֹבֵר | ʿōvēr} modifying “the king” to set the scene. The vav-consecutive chain (vayhi–vayomer–vayāvēʾ–vayomer) links successive actions and heightens suspense.
In context — 1 Kings 20:39
And it came to pass as the king passed by that he cried out to the king and said, “Your servant went out into the midst of the battle, and behold a man turned aside and brought another to me, saying, ‘Guard this man; if he is missing, your life shall be in place of his, or you shall weigh out a talent of silver.’”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:39:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 20:39, so the Hebrew word וַיְהִ֤י (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.20.39.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.39.W1.S1) and character.