Judges 14:20:1Judg.14.20.W1TAB
וַתְּהִ֖י
vatehi
“and she became”
- Transliteration
- va-te-HI
- Extended
- vah-teh-HEE
- IPA
- /vat.təˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and she became
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
va-te-HI
- clause
va-te-HI E-shet shim-SHON
- sentence
va-te-HI E-shet shim-SHON le-me-re-E-hu a-SHER re-A LO
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav-consecutive verb vatehi {וַתְּהִי | wə-ṯəhî} ‘and she became’, marking a resultant state.
In context — Judges 14:20
And Samson’s wife was given to his companion , who had befriended him.
About this coordinate
Judges 14:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 14:20, so the Hebrew word וַתְּהִ֖י (vatehi) 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.14.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.14.20.W1.S1) and character.