1 Samuel 14:15:11 Sam.14.15.W1TAB
וַתְּהִי֩
vatehi
“and it was”
- Transliteration
- va-te-HI
- Extended
- vah-teh-HEE
- IPA
- /vat.təˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it was
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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-te-HI
- phraseyour reading level
va-te-HI kha-ra-DA va-ma-kha-NE va-sa-DE
- clause
va-te-HI kha-ra-DA va-ma-kha-NE va-sa-DE u-ve-KHOL-ha-AM ha-mma-TSAV ve-ha-mma-shi-KHIT khar-DU gam-HE-ma
- sentence
va-te-HI kha-ra-DA va-ma-kha-NE va-sa-DE u-ve-KHOL-ha-AM ha-mma-TSAV ve-ha-mma-shi-KHIT khar-DU gam-HE-ma va-tir-GAZ ha-A-rets va-te-HI le-kher-DAT e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive imperfect vatehi {וַתְּהִי֩ | və-ṯə-hî} ‘and it came to be’, introducing the event, followed by charadah {חֲרָדָ֨ה | ḥă-rā-dā} ‘panic’.
In context — 1 Samuel 14:15
And panic came upon the camp, in the field, and among all the people. The outpost and the raiders trembled as well; the earth shook, and it became a panic from God .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 14:15, so the Hebrew word וַתְּהִי֩ (vatehi) 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.14.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.15.W1.S1) and character.