2 Chronicles 25:16:12 Chr.25.16.W1TAB
וַיְהִ֣י
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
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-HI be-dab-RO e-LA-yv
- clause
va-ye-HI be-dab-RO e-LA-yv va-yo-MER LO hal-yo-ETS la-ME-lekh ne-tan-NU-kha kha-DAL-le-kha LA-ma yak-KU-kha
- sentence
va-ye-HI be-dab-RO e-LA-yv va-yo-MER LO hal-yo-ETS la-ME-lekh ne-tan-NU-kha kha-DAL-le-kha LA-ma yak-KU-kha va-ye-KHAD-dal ha-na-VI va-yo-MER ya-DAT-ti ki-ya-ATS e-lo-HIM le-hash-khi-TE-kha ki-a-SI-ta ZOT ve-LO sha-MAT-ta la-a-tsa-TI
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav-consecutive vay’hi {וַיְהִ֣י | way·yə·hî} ‘and it happened,’ marking sequential continuity.
In context — 2 Chronicles 25:16
And it happened, as he was speaking to him, that the king said, “Have we appointed you as counselor to the king? Cease for yourself; why should they strike you?” Then the prophet stopped and said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not listened to my counsel .”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 25:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 25:16, so the Hebrew word וַיְהִ֣י (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.25.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.25.16.W1.S1) and character.