1 Samuel 16:21:81 Sam.16.21.W8TAB
וַֽיְהִי־ל֖וֹ
vayehilo
“and he became to him”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI-lo
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE-loh
- IPA
- /vajəˈhiː.loː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he became to him
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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-HI-lo
- clause
va-ye-e-ha-VE-hu me-OD va-ye-HI-lo no-SE khe-LIM
- sentence
va-VA da-VID el-sha-UL va-ya-a-MOD le-fa-NAI-v va-ye-e-ha-VE-hu me-OD va-ye-HI-lo no-SE khe-LIM
Exegesis
The sequential vav-consecutive chain (vayavo {וַיָּבֹא | way·yā·ḇō} ‘and he came’; vaya‘amod {וַיַּעֲמֹד | way·ya·‘ă·mō·ḏ} ‘and he stood’; vaye’ehavehu {וַיֶּאֱהָבֵהֽוּ | way·ye·ʾĕ·hā·ḇê·hû} ‘and he loved him’; vayehi-lo {וַיְהִי־לוֹ | way·hĕ·hî·lô} ‘and it became to him’) marks the progression of events.
In context — 1 Samuel 16:21
And David came to Saul, and he stood before him; and Saul loved him greatly, and David became his armor-bearer .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:21:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 16:21, so the Hebrew word וַֽיְהִי־ל֖וֹ (vayehilo) 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.16.21.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.21.W8.S1) and character.