Judges 16:4:1Judg.16.4.W1TAB
וֽ͏ַיְהִי֙
vayehi
“and it happened”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /vajəˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it happened
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 | |
| 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
- clause
va-ye-HI a-kha-REI KEN va-ye-e-HAV i-SHA be-na-KHAL so-REK
- sentence
va-ye-HI a-kha-REI KEN va-ye-e-HAV i-SHA be-na-KHAL so-REK u-she-MA de-li-LA
Exegesis
The Hebrew narrative marker vayehi {וֽ͏ַיְהִי֙ | vayəhî} ‘and it happened’ uses the vav consecutive Qal imperfect to advance the storyline.
In context — Judges 16:4
And it happened after this that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, and her name was Delilah.
About this coordinate
Judges 16:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 16:4, so the Hebrew word וֽ͏ַיְהִי֙ (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.16.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.4.W1.S1) and character.