1 Kings 21:27:11 Kgs.21.27.W1TAB
וַיְהִי֩
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 khish-mo-A akh-AV
- clause
va-ye-HI khish-mo-A akh-AV et-ha-de-va-RIM ha-E-le va-yik-RA be-ga-DAV va-ya-SEM-sak al-be-sa-RO va-ya-TSOM
- sentence
va-ye-HI khish-mo-A akh-AV et-ha-de-va-RIM ha-E-le va-yik-RA be-ga-DAV va-ya-SEM-sak al-be-sa-RO va-ya-TSOM va-yish-KAV bas-SAK va-ye-hal-LEKH AT
Exegesis
The narrative begins with vayehi {וַיְהִי | va-ye-ˈhi} ‘and it was’, employing the vav-consecutive to set the scene.
In context — 1 Kings 21:27
And it happened, when Ahab heard these words, that he tore his garments and put on sackcloth upon his flesh, and he fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around slowly.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 21:27:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 21:27, so the Hebrew word וַיְהִי֩ (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.21.27.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.27.W1.S1) and character.