Isaiah 22:7:1Isa.22.7.W1TAB
וַיְהִ֥י
vayehi
“and it was”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /vaj.jəˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it was
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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 miv-KHAR-a-ma-KAI-yekh
- clause
va-ye-HI miv-KHAR-a-ma-KAI-yekh mal-E-u RA-khev
- sentence
va-ye-HI miv-KHAR-a-ma-KAI-yekh mal-E-u RA-khev ve-ha-pa-ra-SHIM SHOT sha-TU ha-sha-E-RA
Exegesis
The verse begins with the narrative marker vav-consecutive in vayhi {וַיְהִ֥י | va-yĕ-hî} ‘and it came to pass’, signaling a result clause.
In context — Isaiah 22:7
And it came to pass that your choicest valleys were filled with chariots, and the horsemen took their positions at the gate .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 22:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 22:7, 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 Isa.22.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.22.7.W1.S1) and character.