2 Chronicles 16:5:12 Chr.16.5.W1TAB
וַיְהִי֙
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
- clause
va-ye-HI kish-MO-a ba-SHA va-ye-khe-DAL mib-be-NOT et-ha-ra-MA
- sentence
va-ye-HI kish-MO-a ba-SHA va-ye-khe-DAL mib-be-NOT et-ha-ra-MA va-yash-BET et-me-la-akh-TO
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive verb vayhi {וַיְהִי֙ | wayyîhî} ‘and it happened’, signaling narrative continuation.
In context — 2 Chronicles 16:5
When Baasha heard, he stopped building Ramah and brought his work to an end.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 16:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 16:5, so the Hebrew word וַיְהִי֙ (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.16.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.16.5.W1.S1) and character.