Genesis 21:22:1Gen.21.22.W1TAB

וַֽיְהִי֙

vayehi

and it happened

Transliteration
va-ye-HI
Extended
vah-yeh-HEE
IPA
/wa.jə.ˈhiː/

Meaning by language

English
and it happened

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וַֽ + יְ + הִי֙
va + ye + hi
vayehi

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    va-ye-HI

  2. clause

    va-ye-HI ba-ET ha-HI va-YO-mer a-vi-ME-lekh u-fi-KHOL sar-tse-va-O el-av-ra-HAM le-MOR

  3. sentence

    va-ye-HI ba-ET ha-HI va-YO-mer a-vi-ME-lekh u-fi-KHOL sar-tse-va-O el-av-ra-HAM le-MOR e-lo-HIM im-me-KHA be-KHOL a-sher-a-TA o-SE

Exegesis

The verse begins with vayehi {וַיְהִי֙ | wayhî} ‘and it happened’, employing the vav consecutive with the Qal imperfect to set a narrative scene.

In contextGenesis 21:22

And it was then that Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, spoke to Abraham and declared, “God is with you in every thing you do.”

About this coordinate

Genesis 21:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 21:22, so the Hebrew word וַֽיְהִי֙ (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 Gen.21.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.22.W1.S1) and character.