Exodus 14:20:8Exod.14.20.W8TAB
וַיְהִ֤י
vayehi
“{And} there was”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /vajəˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} there 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
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-HI he-a-NAN
- clause
va-ya-VO BEIN ma-kha-NEH mits-RA-yim u-VEIN ma-kha-NEH yis-ra-EL va-ye-HI he-a-NAN ve-ha-KHO-shekh va-ya-ER et-hal-LAI-la
- sentence
va-ya-VO BEIN ma-kha-NEH mits-RA-yim u-VEIN ma-kha-NEH yis-ra-EL va-ye-HI he-a-NAN ve-ha-KHO-shekh va-ya-ER et-hal-LAI-la ve-lo-ka-RAV ZEH el-ZEH kol-hal-LAI-la
In context — Exodus 14:20
And it came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel; it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light to the night for these; and neither camp drew near the other all night.
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:20:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 14:20, so the Hebrew word וַיְהִ֤י (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 Exod.14.20.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.20.W8.S1) and character.