1 Samuel 19:9:11 Sam.19.9.W1TAB
וַתְּהִי֩
vatehi
“and it happened”
- Transliteration
- va-te-HI
- Extended
- vah-teh-HEE
- IPA
- /vat.təˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it happened
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 RU-akh Ye-ho-VAH ra-A
- clause
va-te-HI RU-akh Ye-ho-VAH ra-A el-sha-UL ve-HU be-VE-to yo-SHEV va-kha-NI-to be-ya-DO
- sentence
va-te-HI RU-akh Ye-ho-VAH ra-A el-sha-UL ve-HU be-VE-to yo-SHEV va-kha-NI-to be-ya-DO ve-da-VID me-na-GEN be-YAD
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav-consecutive verb vat’hi {וַתְּהִי֩ | văṯ-tə-hî} marking a continued storyline.
In context — 1 Samuel 19:9
Now an evil spirit from the LORD came upon Saul while he was seated in his house holding his spear, and David was playing the lyre.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 19:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 19:9, 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.19.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.9.W1.S1) and character.