Exodus 18:13:1Exod.18.13.W1TAB
וַיְהִי֙
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 mih-MA-khoh-RAT va-YEH-shev mo-SHEH lish-POT ET-ha-AM
- sentence
va-ye-HI mih-MA-khoh-RAT va-YEH-shev mo-SHEH lish-POT ET-ha-AM va-ya-a-MOD ha-AM al-mo-SHEH min-ha-BO-ker ad-ha-a-REV
Exegesis
The verse begins with the narrative wayyiqtol verb vayehi {וַיְהִי֙ | way-hî} ‘and it happened’, immediately marking a new scene.
In context — Exodus 18:13
And on the following day Moses took his seat to judge the people, and the people remained standing before Moses from morning until the evening .
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 18:13, so the Hebrew word וַיְהִי֙ (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.18.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.13.W1.S1) and character.