1 Samuel 20:35:11 Sam.20.35.W1TAB
וַיְהִ֣י
vayehi
“and it happened”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /vajəˈhiː/
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 | |
| 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 ba-BO-ker
- clause
va-ye-HI ba-BO-ker va-ye-TSE ye-ho-na-TAN ha-sa-DE le-mo-ED da-VID
- sentence
va-ye-HI ba-BO-ker va-ye-TSE ye-ho-na-TAN ha-sa-DE le-mo-ED da-VID ve-NA-ar ka-TON IM-mo
In context — 1 Samuel 20:35
And Jonathan went out early in the morning to the field to meet David, and a boy was with him.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:35:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 20:35, 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.20.35.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.35.W1.S1) and character.