1 Samuel 14:49:11 Sam.14.49.W1TAB
וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙
vayihyu
“and were”
- Transliteration
- va-yih-YU
- Extended
- vah-yih-YOO
- IPA
- /vaj.jihˈjuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and were
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yih-YU
- clause
va-yih-YU be-NE sha-UL yo-na-TAN ve-yish-VI u-mal-ki-SHU-a
- sentence
va-yih-YU be-NE sha-UL yo-na-TAN ve-yish-VI u-mal-ki-SHU-a ve-SHEM she-TE ve-no-TAV SHEM ha-be-khi-RA me-RAV ve-SHEM ha-ke-ta-NA mi-KHAL
Exegesis
The narrative continuation marker wayyiḥyû {וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙ | wayyiḥyû} ‘and they were’ uses the vav-consecutive with the Qal imperfect to link this verse to its context.
In context — 1 Samuel 14:49
And the sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malki-Shua, and the names of his two daughters were Merab the firstborn and Michal the younger.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:49:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 14:49, so the Hebrew word וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙ (vayihyu) 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.14.49.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.49.W1.S1) and character.