2 Chronicles 17:12:12 Chr.17.12.W1TAB
וַיְהִ֧י
vayehi
“and he was or and it happened”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /vajəˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he was or 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
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-HI ye-ho-sha-FAT
- clause
va-ye-HI ye-ho-sha-FAT ho-LEKH ve-ga-DEL ad-le-MA-la
- sentence
va-ye-HI ye-ho-sha-FAT ho-LEKH ve-ga-DEL ad-le-MA-la va-yiv-BEN bi-ye-hu-DA bi-ra-ni-YOT ve-a-RE mis-ke-NOT
Exegesis
The verse opens with the waw-consecutive imperfect vayhi {וַיְהִ֧י | wâ-yə-hî} “and it was,” marking the narrative transition into Jehoshaphat’s reign progression.
In context — 2 Chronicles 17:12
And Jehoshaphat kept increasing, becoming greater and greater, and he built strongholds in Judah and cities for storehouses .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 17:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 17:12, so the Hebrew word וַיְהִ֧י (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.17.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.17.12.W1.S1) and character.