Exodus 16:10:1Exod.16.10.W1TAB
וַיְהִ֗י
vayehi
“{And} it happened”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /vajəˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} it happened
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
- clause
va-ye-HI ke-dab-BER a-ha-RON el-kol-a-DAT be-nei-yis-ra-EL va-yif-NU el-ham-mid-BAR
- sentence
va-ye-HI ke-dab-BER a-ha-RON el-kol-a-DAT be-nei-yis-ra-EL va-yif-NU el-ham-mid-BAR ve-hin-NEH ke-VOD Ye-ho-VAH nir-AH be-a-NAN
Exegesis
vayehi {וַיְהִי | wayhî} ‘and it happened’ functions as a wayyiqtol clause that introduces a new event in sequence.
In context — Exodus 16:10
And it occurred, as Aaron was speaking to the entire assembly of Israel, that they turned toward the wilderness; and behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud .
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 16:10, so the Hebrew word וַיְהִ֗י (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.16.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.10.W1.S1) and character.