Genesis 22:20:1Gen.22.20.W1TAB
וַיְהִ֗י
vayehi
“{And} it happened”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /vaj.ə.ˈhiː/
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-REI had-de-va-RIM ha-EL-leh va-yug-GAD le-av-ra-HAM le-MOR
- sentence
va-ye-HI a-kha-REI had-de-va-RIM ha-EL-leh va-yug-GAD le-av-ra-HAM le-MOR hin-NEH ya-le-DA mil-KA gam-HI ba-NIM le-na-KHOR a-KHI-kha
Exegesis
The verse begins with the narrative marker vayhi {וַיְהִ֗י | way·hî} ‘and it happened’, which introduces a new scene.
In context — Genesis 22:20
And it happened after these things that word was brought to Abraham , saying, “Behold, Milcah also has borne sons to Nahor your brother.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 22:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 22:20, 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 Gen.22.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.22.20.W1.S1) and character.