Ezekiel 16:23:1Ezek.16.23.W1TAB
וַיְהִ֕י
vayehi
“and it happened”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /vaj.jəˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
- clause
va-ye-HI a-kha-RE KAL-ra-a-TEKH
- sentence
va-ye-HI a-kha-RE KAL-ra-a-TEKH OY OY LAKH ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI
Exegesis
The prophecy begins with the vav consecutive vayhi {וַיְהִי | wa-yə-hî} ‘and it happened,’ marking a new temporal stage.
In context — Ezekiel 16:23
And it happened after all your wickedness—woe , woe to you!—declares the Lord GOD .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 16:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 16:23, so the Hebrew word וַיְהִ֕י (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.16.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.23.W1.S1) and character.