Jeremiah 13:8:1Jer.13.8.W1TAB
וַיְהִ֥י
vayehi
“and it came to be”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /vajəˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it came to be
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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 le-MOR
Exegesis
The verse begins with the narrative vav-consecutive vayhi {וַיְהִי | wa-yə-hî} ‘and it happened,’ signaling a shift into prophetic discourse.
In context — Jeremiah 13:8
And the word of the LORD came to me saying ,
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 13:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 13:8, 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 Jer.13.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.8.W1.S1) and character.