Genesis 39:21:1Gen.39.21.W1PAT
וַיְהִ֤י
vayehi
“and was”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE
- IPA
- /wa.jəˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and was
- French
- et fut
- Spanish
- y fue
- Portuguese
- e foi
- German
- und war
- Russian
- и был
- Arabic-Simplified
- وَكَانَ
- Hindi
- और था
- Chinese-Simplified
- 并且在
- Korean
- 그리고 계셨다
- Indonesian
- dan ada
- Bengali
- এবং ছিলেন
- Tagalog
- at naging
- Swahili
- naye alikuwa
- Amharic
- እና ነበረ
- Yoruba
- ó sì wà
- Igbo
- o wee dị
- Twi
- na ɔwɔe
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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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-HI
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-HI Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ye-HI Ye-ho-VAH et-yo-SEF va-YET e-LAV KHA-sed
- sentence
va-ye-HI Ye-ho-VAH et-yo-SEF va-YET e-LAV KHA-sed va-yi-TEN khin-NO be-ei-NEI SAR beit-ha-so-HAR
In context — Genesis 39:21
and was LORD Joseph and extended to him kindness and gave his favor in the eyes of the chief of the prison
About this coordinate
Genesis 39:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 39:21, so the Hebrew word וַיְהִ֤י (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 Gen.39.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.39.21.W1.S1) and character.