1 Samuel 13:22:11 Sam.13.22.W1TAB
וְהָיָה֙
vehaya
“and it happened”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-YA
- Extended
- veh-haa-YAA
- IPA
- /vəhaːˈjaː/
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ha-YA
- clause
ve-ha-YA be-YOM mil-khe-MET ve-LO nim-TSA KHE-rev va-kha-NIT be-YAD kol-ha-AM a-SHER et-sha-UL ve-et-yo-na-TAN
- sentence
ve-ha-YA be-YOM mil-khe-MET ve-LO nim-TSA KHE-rev va-kha-NIT be-YAD kol-ha-AM a-SHER et-sha-UL ve-et-yo-na-TAN va-tim-ma-TSE le-sha-UL u-le-yo-na-TAN be-NO
Exegesis
The verse opens with the narrative marker vehayah {וְהָיָה֙ | wə-hā-yāh} ‘and it came to pass,’ followed by the temporal phrase beyom milchemet {בְּי֣וֹם מִלְחֶ֔מֶת | bə-yôm mil-ḥe-met} ‘on the day of battle.’
In context — 1 Samuel 13:22
And it came to pass on the day of battle that no sword or spear was found in the hand of all the people who were with Saul and Jonathan, but it was found for Saul and for Jonathan his son.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 13:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 13:22, so the Hebrew word וְהָיָה֙ (vehaya) 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.13.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.13.22.W1.S1) and character.