2 Samuel 19:2:12 Sam.19.2.W1TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:3
וַתְּהִ֨י
vattehi
“and it was”
- Transliteration
- vat-te-HI
- Extended
- vaht-teh-HEE
- IPA
- /vat.təˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it was
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
vat-te-HI
- phraseyour reading level
vat-te-HI hat-te-shu-A
- clause
vat-te-HI hat-te-shu-A bay-YOM ha-HU le-E-vel le-KHOL-ha-AM
- sentence
vat-te-HI hat-te-shu-A bay-YOM ha-HU le-E-vel le-KHOL-ha-AM ki-sha-MA ha-AM bay-YOM ha-HU le-MOR ne-TSAV ham-ME-lekh al-be-NO
Exegesis
The Hebrew narrative opens with the verb vattehi {וַתְּהִי | vat-te-hî} ‘and it became’, employing the vav consecutive to shift the discourse mood.
In context — 2 Samuel 19:2
And the victory on that day became mourning for all the people, because the people heard on that day, saying, “The king is grieved over his son.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 19:2, so the Hebrew word וַתְּהִ֨י (vattehi) 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.19.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.2.W1.S1) and character.