Judges 13:2:1Judg.13.2.W1TAB
וַיְהִי֩
vayehi
“and there was”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /vaj.jəˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and there 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 ISH e-KHAD mits-tsa-re-A
- clause
va-ye-HI ISH e-KHAD mits-tsa-re-A mim-mish-pa-KHAT ha-da-NI u-she-MO ma-NO-akh
- sentence
va-ye-HI ISH e-KHAD mits-tsa-re-A mim-mish-pa-KHAT ha-da-NI u-she-MO ma-NO-akh ve-ish-TO a-ka-RA ve-LO ya-la-DA
Exegesis
The narrative marker vayehi {וַיְהִי֩ | wayyihî} ‘and it was’ introduces a new episode and establishes existential context.
In context — Judges 13:2
There was a man from Zorah of Danite descent, and his name was Manoah . His wife was sterile , and she had not borne a child.
About this coordinate
Judges 13:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 13:2, so the Hebrew word וַיְהִי֩ (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 Judg.13.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.13.2.W1.S1) and character.