2 Chronicles 17:10:12 Chr.17.10.W1TAB
וַיְהִ֣י
vayehi
“and it was”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /vaj.jəˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it 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 PA-khad Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ye-HI PA-khad Ye-ho-VAH AL kal-mam-le-KHOT ha-a-ra-TSOT a-SHER se-vi-VOT ye-hu-DA
- sentence
va-ye-HI PA-khad Ye-ho-VAH AL kal-mam-le-KHOT ha-a-ra-TSOT a-SHER se-vi-VOT ye-hu-DA ve-LO nil-kha-MU im-ye-ho-sha-FAT
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive vayhi {וַיְהִ֣י | way·yə·hî} ‘and it was’, signaling the continuation of the narrative.
In context — 2 Chronicles 17:10
And the terror of the LORD was upon all the kingdoms of the lands that surrounded Judah, and they did not fight with Jehoshaphat.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 17:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 17:10, 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 2 Chr.17.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.17.10.W1.S1) and character.