1 Samuel 18:30:41 Sam.18.30.W4TAB
וַיְהִ֣י
vayehi
“and it was”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /vajəˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it 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 mi-DE tse-TA-tam
- clause
va-ye-HI mi-DE tse-TA-tam sa-KHAL da-VID mi-KOL a-ve-DE sha-UL va-yi-KAR she-MO me-OD
- sentence
va-ye-tsu sa-RE pe-lish-TIM va-ye-HI mi-DE tse-TA-tam sa-KHAL da-VID mi-KOL a-ve-DE sha-UL va-yi-KAR she-MO me-OD
In context — 1 Samuel 18:30
And the commanders of the Philistines went out, and as often as they went out, David prospered more than all the servants of Saul, and his name became very esteemed .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:30:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 18:30, so the Hebrew word וַיְהִ֣י (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.18.30.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.30.W4.S1) and character.