Jeremiah 13:3:1Jer.13.3.W1TAB
וַיְהִ֧י
vayehi
“and it was or and it came to pass”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /vaj.jəˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it was or and it came to pass
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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 de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ye-HI de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH e-LAI she-NIT le-MOR
Exegesis
The verse opens with vayhi {וַיְהִי | wa-yə-hî} ‘and it came to pass’, a standard Hebrew narrative marker.
In context — Jeremiah 13:3
And the word of the LORD came to me a second time, saying ,
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 13:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 13:3, so the Hebrew word וַיְהִ֧י (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 Jer.13.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.3.W1.S1) and character.