Numbers 17:8:1Num.17.8.W1TABWLC Numbers 17:23
וַיְהִי֙
vayehi
“and it was”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /vajəˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it was
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 mi-ma-kho-RAT va-ya-VO mo-SHEH
- sentence
va-ye-HI mi-ma-kho-RAT va-ya-VO mo-SHEH el-O-HEL ha-e-DUT ve-hi-NEH pa-RACH ma-TEH-A-ha-RON le-VEIT LE-vi va-ya-TSETS pe-RACH va-ya-GED TSITS va-yo-GE-mel she-ke-DIM
Exegesis
The account begins with vayhi {וַיְהִי | vayhî} “and it was,” employing the vav-consecutive Qal imperfect to introduce a new narrative scene.
In context — Numbers 17:8
And it was on the next day that Moses came to the tent of the testimony , and behold, the staff of Aaron for the house of Levi had sprouted; it brought forth buds, produced blossoms , and yielded almonds.
About this coordinate
Numbers 17:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 17:8, so the Hebrew word וַיְהִי֙ (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 Num.17.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.17.8.W1.S1) and character.