2 Kings 22:11:12 Kgs.22.11.W1TAB
וַֽיְהִי֙
vayehi
“and it was or and it happened”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /vajəˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it was or 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 kish-MO-a ha-ME-lekh et-div-RE SE-fer ha-to-RA
- sentence
va-ye-HI kish-MO-a ha-ME-lekh et-div-RE SE-fer ha-to-RA va-yik-RA et-be-ga-DAV
Exegesis
The narrative opens with the vav-consecutive formula vayehi {וַיְהִי | wayehî} ‘and it happened’, signaling a new episode.
In context — 2 Kings 22:11
And it happened, when the king heard the words of the book of the law, that he tore his clothes .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 22:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 22:11, so the Hebrew word וַֽיְהִי֙ (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 Kgs.22.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.22.11.W1.S1) and character.