2 Samuel 21:18:12 Sam.21.18.W1TAB
וַֽיְהִי֙
vayehi
“and it was”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /vajəˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it was
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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 a-kha-RE-KHEN va-te-HI-OD ha-mil-kha-MA be-GOV im-pe-li-SHET-tim
- sentence
va-ye-HI a-kha-RE-KHEN va-te-HI-OD ha-mil-kha-MA be-GOV im-pe-li-SHET-tim AZ hi-KA sib-be-KHAI ha-khu-sha-TI et-SAF a-SHER bi-yil-DE ha-ra-FA
Exegesis
The verse uses vayehi {וַיְהִי} ‘and it happened’ as a narrative marker introducing a new event sequence, typical of biblical Hebrew historical narratives.
In context — 2 Samuel 21:18
And it happened after this that there was again a battle at Gob with the Philistines. Then Sibbekai the Hushathite struck down Saph, who was among the descendants of Rapha .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 21:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 21:18, 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 Sam.21.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.21.18.W1.S1) and character.