Genesis 29:13:1Gen.29.13.W1TAB
וַיְהִי֩
vayehi
“{And} it happened”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /wa.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
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-HI khish-MO-a la-VAN
- clause
va-ye-HI khish-MO-a la-VAN et-SHE-ma ya-a-KOV ben-a-kho-TO va-ya-RATS li-kra-TO va-ye-kha-BEK-lo va-ye-na-SHEK-lo va-ye-vi-E-hu el-bei-TO
- sentence
va-ye-HI khish-MO-a la-VAN et-SHE-ma ya-a-KOV ben-a-kho-TO va-ya-RATS li-kra-TO va-ye-kha-BEK-lo va-ye-na-SHEK-lo va-ye-vi-E-hu el-bei-TO va-ye-sa-PER le-la-VAN ET kol-ha-de-va-RIM ha-E-le
Exegesis
The verse opens with vayehi {וַיְהִי | wə-yə-hî} ‘and it happened’, a standard narrative marker.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, to happen”
In context — Genesis 29:13
When Laban heard the news about Jacob, his sister’s son, he ran out to meet him, hugged him and kissed him, and brought him into his house. Then Jacob told Laban the whole account.
About this coordinate
Genesis 29:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 29:13, so the Hebrew word וַיְהִי֩ (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.29.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.29.13.W1.S1) and character.