1 Samuel 14:19:11 Sam.14.19.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 |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-HI
- clause
va-ye-HI AD di-BER sha-UL el-ha-ko-HEN ve-he-ha-MON a-SHER be-ma-kha-NE pe-lish-TIM va-YE-lekh ha-LOKH va-RAV
- sentence
va-ye-HI AD di-BER sha-UL el-ha-ko-HEN ve-he-ha-MON a-SHER be-ma-kha-NE pe-lish-TIM va-YE-lekh ha-LOKH va-RAV va-YO-mer sha-UL el-ha-ko-HEN e-SOF ya-DE-kha
Exegesis
The narrative begins with vayehi {וַיְהִ֗י | wəyyǝhî} ‘and it happened’, a vav-consecutive Qal imperfect providing continuity.
In context — 1 Samuel 14:19
And it happened while Saul was speaking to the priest , that the tumult in the camp of the Philistines continued and increased; so Saul said to the priest, “Withdraw your hand” .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 14:19, 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.14.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.19.W1.S1) and character.