Jeremiah 18:5:1Jer.18.5.W1TAB
וַיְהִ֥י
vayehi
“and it came to pass”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /vajəˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 le-MOR
Exegesis
The narrative particle vayehi {וַיְהִי | wa-yə-hî} ‘and it came to be’ signals a shift into direct prophetic discourse.
In context — Jeremiah 18:5
Then a word from the LORD came to me, saying ,
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 18:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 18:5, 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.18.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.5.W1.S1) and character.