1 Kings 20:40:11 Kgs.20.40.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 av-de-KHA
- clause
va-ye-HI av-de-KHA o-SE HE-na va-HE-na ve-HU e-NE-nu
- sentence
va-ye-HI av-de-KHA o-SE HE-na va-HE-na ve-HU e-NE-nu va-yo-MER e-LAV ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL KEN mish-pa-TE-kha a-TA kha-RATS-ta
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive in vayhi {וַיְהִי | wayhî} “and it happened,” signaling a narrative shift.
In context — 1 Kings 20:40
And it happened that while your servant was doing this and that, he was not there. Then the king of Israel said to him, “So is your judgment; you have decided it yourself.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:40:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 20:40, 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.20.40.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.40.W1.S1) and character.