Judges 14:11:7Judg.14.11.W7TAB
וַיִּהְי֖וּ
vayihyu
“and they were”
- Transliteration
- va-yih-YU
- Extended
- vah-yih-YOO
- IPA
- /vaj.jihˈjuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they were
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-yih-YU
- clause
va-yik-KHU she-lo-SHIM me-re-IM va-yih-YU i-TO
- sentence
va-ye-HI kih-re-o-TAM o-TO va-yik-KHU she-lo-SHIM me-re-IM va-yih-YU i-TO
Exegesis
The concluding verb vayihyu {וַיִּהְי֖וּ | wā-yĭh-yû} ‘they were’ with ito {אִתּֽוֹ | ’it-tō} ‘with him’ expresses accompaniment. This structure emphasizes collective support provided to Samson at a critical moment.
In context — Judges 14:11
And it happened that when they saw him, they brought thirty companions, and they were with him.
About this coordinate
Judges 14:11:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Judges 14:11, so the Hebrew word וַיִּהְי֖וּ (vayihyu) 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.14.11.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.14.11.W7.S1) and character.