2 Chronicles 22:12:12 Chr.22.12.W1TAB
וַיְהִ֤י
vayehi
“and he was”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /vaj.jəˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he 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 i-TAM
- clause
va-ye-HI i-TAM be-VET ha-e-lo-HIM mit-kha-BE SHESH sha-NIM
- sentence
va-ye-HI i-TAM be-VET ha-e-lo-HIM mit-kha-BE SHESH sha-NIM va-a-tal-ya mo-LE-khet al-ha-A-rets
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav consecutive clause vayehi {וַיְהִ֤י | wayəhî} ‘and it was’, signaling continuity.
In context — 2 Chronicles 22:12
And he stayed with them in the house of God , hidden for six years, while Athaliah was reigning over the land .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 22:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 22:12, so the Hebrew word וַיְהִ֤י (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.22.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.22.12.W1.S1) and character.