Jeremiah 13:6:1Jer.13.6.W1TAB
וַיְהִ֕י
vayehi
“and it happened”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /vajəˈhiː/
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 mi-KETS ya-MIM ra-BIM
- sentence
va-ye-HI mi-KETS ya-MIM ra-BIM va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH e-LAI KUM LEKH pe-ra-TA ve-KAKH mi-SHAM eT-ha-e-ZOR a-SHER tsi-vi-TI-kha le-tam-NO-SHAM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the narrative particle vayehi {וַיְהִ֕י | wayhî} ‘and it was,’ marking the story’s progression.
In context — Jeremiah 13:6
And it happened after many days that the LORD said to me, “Arise, go to Perath , and take from there the girdle which I commanded you to hide there.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 13:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 13:6, so the Hebrew word וַיְהִ֕י (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.13.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.6.W1.S1) and character.