Nehemiah 13:3:1Neh.13.3.W1TAB
וַיְהִ֖י
vayehi
“and it happened”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /vajəˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it happened
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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
- clause
va-ye-HI ke-sha-me-AM ET-ha-to-RA
- sentence
va-ye-HI ke-sha-me-AM ET-ha-to-RA va-yav-di-LU KAL-e-rev mi-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The narrative opens with the vav-consecutive in vayehi {וַיְהִי | wayyəhî} ‘and it happened’, marking a consequential event.
In context — Nehemiah 13:3
And it happened, when they heard the law , that they separated all the mixed multitude from Israel.
About this coordinate
Nehemiah 13:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Nehemiah 13:3, so the Hebrew word וַיְהִ֖י (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 Neh.13.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.3.W1.S1) and character.