1 Samuel 14:25:41 Sam.14.25.W4TAB
וַיְהִ֥י
vayehi
“and there was”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /vajəˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and there was
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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 de-VASH
- clause
va-ye-HI de-VASH al-pe-NEI ha-sa-DE
- sentence
ve-KHOL-ha-A-rets BA-u va-YA-ar va-ye-HI de-VASH al-pe-NEI ha-sa-DE
Exegesis
The narrative marker vayehi {וַיְהִי | vâhî} ‘and it was’ introduces the resultant scene highlighting d’vash {דְבַשׁ | də-ḇāš} ‘honey.’
In context — 1 Samuel 14:25
And all the people came into the forest, and there was honey upon the surface of the field.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:25:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 14:25, so the Hebrew word וַיְהִ֥י (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.14.25.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.25.W4.S1) and character.