1 Samuel 15:10:11 Sam.15.10.W1TAB
וַֽיְהִי֙
vayehi
“came”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /vajəˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- came
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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
- sentence
va-ye-HI de-var-ye-ho-VAH el-she-mu-EL leh-MOR
Exegesis
The verse begins with vayhi {וַֽיְהִי֙ | way·hî} ‘and it came to pass’, where the vav-consecutive with a Qal imperfect signals sequential past narration.
In context — 1 Samuel 15:10
And the word of the LORD came to Samuel , saying:
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 15:10, so the Hebrew word וַֽיְהִי֙ (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.15.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.10.W1.S1) and character.