Genesis 38:28:1Gen.38.28.W1TAB
וַיְהִ֥י
vayehi
“and it happened”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /wajəˈhiː/
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 ve-lid-TAH
- clause
va-ye-HI ve-lid-TAH va-yit-ten-YAD
- sentence
va-ye-HI ve-lid-TAH va-yit-ten-YAD va-tik-KAKH ha-me-yal-LE-det va-tik-SHOR al-ya-DO sha-NI le-MOR ZE ya-TSA ri-sho-NA
Exegesis
The verse begins with the narrative marker vayehi {וַיְהִי | way·hî} ‘and it happened’, introducing a new event.
In context — Genesis 38:28
As she was giving birth , one put out a hand; the midwife took it and tied a scarlet thread on his hand, saying, “This one came out first.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 38:28:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 38:28, 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 Gen.38.28.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.38.28.W1.S1) and character.