2 Samuel 18:23:12 Sam.18.23.W1TAB
וַיְהִי־מָ֣ה
vayehima
“and it happened, what or come what may”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI-MA
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE-MAA
- IPA
- /vajəˈhiː.maː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it happened, what or come what may
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 | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-HI-MA
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-HI-MA a-RUTS
- clause
va-ye-HI-MA a-RUTS va-yo-MER LO RUTS
- sentence
va-ye-HI-MA a-RUTS va-yo-MER LO RUTS va-ya-RATS a-khi-MA-mats DE-rekh ha-kik-KAR va-ya-a-VOR et-ha-KU-shi
Exegesis
The interrogative mah {מָה | māh} ‘what?’
In context — 2 Samuel 18:23
And he said, “Whatever may be, I will run.” Then Joab said to him, “Run!” So Ahimaaz ran by way of the plain and overtook the Cushite .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 18:23, so the Hebrew word וַיְהִי־מָ֣ה (vayehima) 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 Sam.18.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.23.W1.S1) and character.