1 Samuel 18:19:71 Sam.18.19.W7TAB
וְהִ֧יא
vehi
“and she”
- Transliteration
- ve-HI
- Extended
- veh-HEE
- IPA
- /vəˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and she
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-HI
- phraseyour reading level
ve-HI nit-te-NA
- clause
ve-HI nit-te-NA le-ad-ri-EL ham-me-kho-la-TI le-i-SHA
- sentence
va-ye-HI be-ET TET et-ME-rav bat-sha-UL le-da-VID ve-HI nit-te-NA le-ad-ri-EL ham-me-kho-la-TI le-i-SHA
Exegesis
A shift to completion is marked by the Niphal perfect nittānāh {נִתְּנָ֛ה | niṯṯānāh} ‘was given’ introduced by the resumptive ve-hi {וְהִ֧יא | wə-hiʾ} ‘and she’.
In context — 1 Samuel 18:19
And it came to pass at the time when Merab, daughter of Saul, was to be given to David, and she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as a wife.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:19:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 18:19, so the Hebrew word וְהִ֧יא (vehi) 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.18.19.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.19.W7.S1) and character.