1 Samuel 22:2:111 Sam.22.2.W11TAB
וַיְהִ֥י
vayehi
“and he was”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /vajəˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he 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 a-LE-hem
- clause
va-yit-kab-TSU e-LAV kol-ISH ma-TSOK ve-kol-ISH a-SHER-lo no-SHE ve-kol-ISH ISH mar-NE-fesh va-ye-HI a-LE-hem le-SAR
- sentence
va-yit-kab-TSU e-LAV kol-ISH ma-TSOK ve-kol-ISH a-SHER-lo no-SHE ve-kol-ISH ISH mar-NE-fesh va-ye-HI a-LE-hem le-SAR va-yih-YU im-MO ke-ar-BA me-OT ISH
Exegesis
The narrative then proceeds with the vav-consecutive verb wayyēhî {וַיְהִ֥י | wayyēhî} ‘and he became’ followed by the construct phrase ʿălêhêm lĕśār {עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם לְשָׂ֑ר | ʿălêhêm lĕśār} ‘over them a captain,’ marking David’s appointment.
In context — 1 Samuel 22:2
And all the distressed men and all the men who had debts and all the bitter-souled men gathered to him; and he became their captain , and about four hundred men were with him.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 22:2:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Samuel 22:2, 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.22.2.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.2.W11.S1) and character.