1 Samuel 19:23:51 Sam.19.23.W5TAB
וַתְּהִי֩
vatehi
“and it was”
- Transliteration
- va-te-HI
- Extended
- vah-teh-HEE
- IPA
- /vat.təˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it was
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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-te-HI
- phraseyour reading level
va-te-HI a-LAV gam-HU
- clause
va-te-HI a-LAV gam-HU RU-akh e-lo-HIM va-ye-LEKH ha-LOKH va-yit-na-BE ad-bo-O b-no-yit be-na-YOT ba-ra-MA
- sentence
va-ye-LEKH SHAM el-na-VIT ba-ra-MA va-te-HI a-LAV gam-HU RU-akh e-lo-HIM va-ye-LEKH ha-LOKH va-yit-na-BE ad-bo-O b-no-yit be-na-YOT ba-ra-MA
Exegesis
Wattəhî {וַתְּהִי֩ | wattəhî} ‘and was’ introduces the presence of rūaḥ ʾĕlōhîm {ר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֗ים | rūaḥ ʾĕlōhîm} ‘Spirit of God’, where rūaḥ {רוּחַ | rūaḥ} ‘spirit’ combined with the divine title ʾĕlōhîm {אֱלֹהִים | ʾĕlōhîm} denotes divine empowerment.
In context — 1 Samuel 19:23
Saul went there to Naioth in Ramah, and the Spirit of God was also upon him; and he walked about prophesying until he came to Naioth in Ramah.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 19:23:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 19:23, so the Hebrew word וַתְּהִי֩ (vatehi) 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.19.23.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.23.W5.S1) and character.