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Hebrew
Verb
וַיְהִי • (vayhí) (Biblical Hebrew pausal form וַיֶּהִי (vayéhi))
- Third-person masculine singular vav-consecutive imperfect (hence past tense) of הָיָה (hayá).
Tanach, Genesis 1:3, with translation of the King James Version:וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יְהִי אוֹר וַיְהִי אוֹר- vayómer elohím y'hí ór vayhí ór
- And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
Usage notes
Not to be confused with וִיהִי, which is וְ־ + יְהִי.
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