2 Chronicles 18:1:12 Chr.18.1.W1TAB
וַיְהִ֧י
vayehi
“and it came to be”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /vaj.jəˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it came to be
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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 li-yo-sha-FAT
- clause
va-ye-HI li-yo-sha-FAT O-sher ve-kha-VOD la-ROV
- sentence
va-ye-HI li-yo-sha-FAT O-sher ve-kha-VOD la-ROV va-yit-kha-TEN le-akh-AV
Exegesis
The verse begins with the narrative marker vayehi {וַיְהִ֧י | wə·yə·hî} ‘and it came to pass’, introducing a new chronicle episode.
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:1
Now Jehoshaphat had great wealth and honor in abundance, and he linked himself by marriage to Ahab .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:1:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 18:1, 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.18.1.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.1.W1.S1) and character.