1 Samuel 18:29:71 Sam.18.29.W7TAB
וַיְהִ֥י
vayehi
“and he was”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /vajəˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he 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 sha-UL
- clause
va-ye-HI sha-UL o-YEV et-da-VID kol-ha-ya-MIM
- sentence
va-yo-SEF sha-UL le-RO mi-pe-NE da-VID OD va-ye-HI sha-UL o-YEV et-da-VID kol-ha-ya-MIM
Exegesis
A shift occurs with vayhi {וַיְהִ֥י | way-hî-yî} ‘and he was’, a Qal perfect under vav consecutive that introduces a resultant state: Saul as oyev {אֹיֵ֥ב | ʼō-yēv} ‘enemy’.
In context — 1 Samuel 18:29
Saul continued to fear David, and he remained David’s enemy all the days.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:29:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 18:29, 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.18.29.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.29.W7.S1) and character.