2 Chronicles 10:2:12 Chr.10.2.W1TAB
וַיְהִ֞י
vayehi
“and it happened”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /vajəˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it happened
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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
- clause
va-ye-HI kish-MO-a ya-ra-VA-m ben-ne-VAT ve-HU be-mits-RA-yim a-SHER ba-RAKH mip-pe-NE she-lo-MO ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-ye-HI kish-MO-a ya-ra-VA-m ben-ne-VAT ve-HU be-mits-RA-yim a-SHER ba-RAKH mip-pe-NE she-lo-MO ha-ME-lekh va-ya-SHAV ya-ra-VA-m mim-mits-RA-yim
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive vayehi {וַיְהִי | wayhî} ‘and it happened’, signaling a narrative transition.
In context — 2 Chronicles 10:2
And it happened when Jeroboam son of Nebat heard and he was in Egypt , where he had fled from before Solomon the king, that Jeroboam returned from Egypt.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 10:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 10:2, so the Hebrew word וַיְהִ֞י (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 2 Chr.10.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.10.2.W1.S1) and character.