2 Chronicles 13:15:42 Chr.13.15.W4TAB
וַיְהִ֗י
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 be-ha-RI-a ISH ye-hu-DA ve-ha-e-lo-HIM na-GAF ET-ya-rav-AM ve-khol-yis-ra-EL lif-NE a-vi-YA vi-ye-hu-DA
- sentence
va-ya-RI-u ISH ye-hu-DA va-ye-HI be-ha-RI-a ISH ye-hu-DA ve-ha-e-lo-HIM na-GAF ET-ya-rav-AM ve-khol-yis-ra-EL lif-NE a-vi-YA vi-ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
The phrase ish yehudah {אִ֣ישׁ יְהוּדָ֑ה | ʾîš yəhûḏâ} functions collectively (“the men of Judah”), and its repetition after wayehi {וַיְהִ֗י | wayəhî} ‘and it happened’ creates a tight temporal linkage: the decisive turning point occurs precisely at the moment of beharia {בְּהָרִ֙יעַ֙ | bəhārîaʿ} ‘when shouting’.
In context — 2 Chronicles 13:15
So the men of Judah shouted , and as the men of Judah shouted, God struck down Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 13:15:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Chronicles 13:15, so the Hebrew word וַיְהִ֗י (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.13.15.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.13.15.W4.S1) and character.