1 Samuel 13:10:11 Sam.13.10.W1TAB
וַיְהִ֗י
vayehi
“and it happened”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /vajəˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it happened
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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
- clause
va-ye-HI ke-khal-lo-TO le-ha-a-LOT ha-o-LA ve-hin-NE she-mu-EL BA
- sentence
va-ye-HI ke-khal-lo-TO le-ha-a-LOT ha-o-LA ve-hin-NE she-mu-EL BA va-ye-TSE sha-UL lik-ra-TO le-va-ra-KHO
Exegesis
The verse opens with vayehi {וַיְהִי | wayhî} ‘and it happened’, introducing a new narrative episode.
In context — 1 Samuel 13:10
And it happened, as he finished offering up the burnt offering, behold Samuel came, and Saul went out to meet him.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 13:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 13:10, 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 Sam.13.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.13.10.W1.S1) and character.