"ויהי" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Hebrew]

Forms: וַיְהִי [canonical], vayhí [romanization], form וַיֶּהִי [Biblical-Hebrew, pausal]
Head templates: {{head|he|verb form|Biblical Hebrew pausal form|וַיֶּהִי|f1tr=vayéhi|head=וַיְהִי|tr=vayhí}} וַיְהִי • (vayhí) (Biblical Hebrew pausal form וַיֶּהִי (vayéhi))
  1. Third-person masculine singular vav-consecutive imperfect (hence past tense) of הָיָה (hayá). Tags: form-of, imperfect, masculine, past, singular, third-person, vav-consecutive Form of: הָיָה (extra: hayá)
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "וַיְהִי",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vayhí",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "form וַיֶּהִי",
      "roman": "vayéhi",
      "tags": [
        "Biblical-Hebrew",
        "pausal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "verb form",
        "3": "Biblical Hebrew pausal form",
        "4": "וַיֶּהִי",
        "f1tr": "vayéhi",
        "head": "וַיְהִי",
        "tr": "vayhí"
      },
      "expansion": "וַיְהִי • (vayhí) (Biblical Hebrew pausal form וַיֶּהִי (vayéhi))",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew links with redundant target parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant target parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.",
          "ref": "Tanach, [[s:he:T0101#א_ג|1:3]], with translation of the King James Version:",
          "roman": "vayómer elohím y'hí ór vayhí ór",
          "text": "וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יְהִי אוֹר וַיְהִי אוֹר",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "For he spoke, and it came to be",
          "ref": "Tanach, Psalms [[s:he:T2633#לג_ט|33:9]], with translation of the English Standard Version:",
          "roman": "kí hú amár vayéhi",
          "text": "כִּי הוּא אָמַר וַיֶּהִי",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "hayá",
          "word": "הָיָה"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Third-person masculine singular vav-consecutive imperfect (hence past tense) of הָיָה (hayá)."
      ],
      "id": "en-ויהי-he-verb-wmty9Eo2",
      "links": [
        [
          "הָיָה",
          "היה#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person",
        "vav-consecutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ויהי"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "וַיְהִי",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vayhí",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "form וַיֶּהִי",
      "roman": "vayéhi",
      "tags": [
        "Biblical-Hebrew",
        "pausal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "verb form",
        "3": "Biblical Hebrew pausal form",
        "4": "וַיֶּהִי",
        "f1tr": "vayéhi",
        "head": "וַיְהִי",
        "tr": "vayhí"
      },
      "expansion": "וַיְהִי • (vayhí) (Biblical Hebrew pausal form וַיֶּהִי (vayéhi))",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
        "Hebrew links with redundant target parameters",
        "Hebrew non-lemma forms",
        "Hebrew terms with quotations",
        "Hebrew verb forms",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.",
          "ref": "Tanach, [[s:he:T0101#א_ג|1:3]], with translation of the King James Version:",
          "roman": "vayómer elohím y'hí ór vayhí ór",
          "text": "וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יְהִי אוֹר וַיְהִי אוֹר",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "For he spoke, and it came to be",
          "ref": "Tanach, Psalms [[s:he:T2633#לג_ט|33:9]], with translation of the English Standard Version:",
          "roman": "kí hú amár vayéhi",
          "text": "כִּי הוּא אָמַר וַיֶּהִי",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "hayá",
          "word": "הָיָה"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Third-person masculine singular vav-consecutive imperfect (hence past tense) of הָיָה (hayá)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "הָיָה",
          "היה#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person",
        "vav-consecutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ויהי"
}

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