1 Samuel 18:9:11 Sam.18.9.W1TAB
וַיְהִ֥י
vayehi
“and he was or and it came to pass”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /vajəˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he was or and it came to pass
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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 ON o-YEN ET-da-VID
- sentence
va-ye-HI sha-UL ON o-YEN ET-da-VID me-ha-YOM ha-HU va-ha-LE-a
Exegesis
The narrative opens with a vav-consecutive vayehi {וַיְהִ֥י | way·hî̂} ‘and it came to pass’, signaling a transition in the storyline.
In context — 1 Samuel 18:9
And it came to pass that Saul kept a suspicious eye on David from that day onward.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 18:9, 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.18.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.9.W1.S1) and character.