2 Chronicles 17:3:12 Chr.17.3.W1TAB
וַיְהִ֥י
vayehi
“and was”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /vajəˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and 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 Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ye-HI Ye-ho-VAH im-ye-ho-sha-FAT
- sentence
va-ye-HI Ye-ho-VAH im-ye-ho-sha-FAT KI ha-LAKH be-dar-KHEI da-VID a-VIV ha-ri-sho-NIM ve-LO da-RASH la-be-a-LIM
Exegesis
The narrative begins with vayhi {וַיְהִי | va·ye·hî} ‘and he was’, where the vav-consecutive shifts the action forward.
In context — 2 Chronicles 17:3
And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the former ways of David his father and did not seek out the Baals .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 17:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 17:3, so the Hebrew word וַיְהִ֥י (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.17.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.17.3.W1.S1) and character.