2 Chronicles 25:3:12 Chr.25.3.W1TAB
וַיְהִ֕י
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 ka-a-SHER kha-ze-KA ham-mam-la-KHA a-LAV
- sentence
va-ye-HI ka-a-SHER kha-ze-KA ham-mam-la-KHA a-LAV va-ya-ha-ROG et-a-va-DAV ham-ma-KIM et-ha-ME-lekh a-VIV
Exegesis
The verse begins with the narrative marker vayhi {וַיְהִי | vāy·hî} ‘and it happened’, serving to continue the chronicle.
In context — 2 Chronicles 25:3
When the kingdom had become secure under him, he put to death the servants who had struck down the king, his father .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 25:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 25:3, so the Hebrew word וַיְהִ֕י (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.25.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.25.3.W1.S1) and character.