2 Chronicles 24:4:12 Chr.24.4.W1TAB
וַיְהִ֖י
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 a-kha-re-KHEN
- sentence
va-ye-HI a-kha-re-KHEN ha-YA im-LEV yo-ASH le-khad-DESH et-BET ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav consecutive imperfect vayhi {וַיְהִי | way·yĕ·hî} ‘and it happened’, introducing a new narrative episode.
In context — 2 Chronicles 24:4
And it happened after this that it was in the heart of Joash to renew the house of the LORD .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 24:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 24:4, so the Hebrew word וַיְהִ֖י (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.24.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.24.4.W1.S1) and character.