1 Kings 17:4:11 Kgs.17.4.W1TAB
וְהָיָ֖ה
vehaya
“and it will be”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-YA
- Extended
- veh-haa-YAA
- IPA
- /vəhɔˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it will be
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ha-YA
- clause
ve-ha-YA me-ha-NA-khal tish-TE
- sentence
ve-ha-YA me-ha-NA-khal tish-TE ve-ET-ha-or-VIM tsi-vi-TI le-khal-kel-KHA SHAM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav consecutive vehayah {וְהָיָה | wə-hā-yāh} ‘and it will be’, introducing a result clause.
In context — 1 Kings 17:4
And it will be that you will drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to sustain you there.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 17:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 17:4, so the Hebrew word וְהָיָ֖ה (vehaya) 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 1 Kgs.17.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.4.W1.S1) and character.