2 Samuel 22:19:42 Sam.22.19.W4TAB
וַיְהִ֧י
vayehi
“but was”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /vajəˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- but 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 | |
| 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
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-HI ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ye-HI ye-ho-VAH mish-e-AN LI
- sentence
ye-kad-MU-ni be-YOM E-di va-ye-HI ye-ho-VAH mish-e-AN LI
Exegesis
The prefixed vav consecutive wa-yəhî {וַיְהִ֧י | wa-yə-hî} introduces the result clause.
In context — 2 Samuel 22:19
They met me in the day of my calamity, but the LORD became my support .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:19:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 22:19, so the Hebrew word וַיְהִ֧י (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.22.19.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.19.W4.S1) and character.