2 Kings 15:12:132 Kgs.15.12.W13TAB
וֽ͏ַיְהִי־כֵֽן׃
vayehikhen
“and it was so”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI-KHEN
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE-KHEEN
- IPA
- /vajəˈhiː.ˈχeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it was so
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-HI-KHEN
- sentence
HU de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH a-SHER di-BER el-ye-HU le-MOR be-NE re-vi-IM ye-she-VU le-KHA al-ki-SE yis-ra-EL va-ye-HI-KHEN
Exegesis
Finally, the vav-consecutive with qal imperfect vayyəhî-kên {וַיְהִי־כֵֽן | vayyəhî-kên} ‘and it came to pass so’ confirms fulfillment. The English rendering unpacks Hebrew construct chains and verbal forms while preserving the quotation and fulfillment markers.
In context — 2 Kings 15:12
This is the word of the LORD which He spoke to Jehu, saying: ‘Sons of the fourth generation will sit for you on the throne of Israel.’ And so it came to pass.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:12:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Kings 15:12, so the Hebrew word וֽ͏ַיְהִי־כֵֽן׃ (vayehikhen) 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 Kgs.15.12.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.12.W13.S1) and character.