Ezekiel 14:2:1Ezek.14.2.W1TAB
וַיְהִ֥י
vayehi
“and it was or and it happened”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /vajəˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it was or and it happened
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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 de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ye-HI de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH e-LAI le-MOR
Exegesis
The narrative particle vayhi {וַיְהִי | wa-yĭ-hî} ‘and it was’ (vav consecutive + wayyiqtol) introduces the prophetic formula.
In context — Ezekiel 14:2
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 14:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 14:2, so the Hebrew word וַיְהִ֥י (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 Ezek.14.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.14.2.W1.S1) and character.