2 Chronicles 18:32:12 Chr.18.32.W1TAB
וַיְהִ֗י
vayehi
“and it happened”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /vajəˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
- clause
va-ye-HI kir-OT sa-RE ha-RE-khev KI lo-HA-ya ME-lekh yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-ye-HI kir-OT sa-RE ha-RE-khev KI lo-HA-ya ME-lekh yis-ra-EL va-ya-SHU-vu me-a-kha-RAV
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav-consecutive verb vayhi {וַיְהִ֗י | wă-yhí} ‘and it happened’, signaling sequential action.
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:32
When the commanders of the chariot saw that he was not the king of Israel, they stopped pursuing him and turned back .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:32:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 18:32, so the Hebrew word וַיְהִ֗י (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.18.32.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.32.W1.S1) and character.