2 Kings 18:7:12 Kgs.18.7.W1TAB
וְהָיָ֤ה
vehaya
“and he was or and it was”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-YA
- Extended
- veh-haa-YAA
- IPA
- /vəhaːˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he was or and it was
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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Word in context
- word
ve-ha-YA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-YA ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-ha-YA ye-ho-VAH i-MO be-KHOL a-SHER-ye-TSE yas-KIL
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ye-ho-VAH i-MO be-KHOL a-SHER-ye-TSE yas-KIL va-yim-ROD be-ME-lekh-a-SHUR ve-LO a-va-DO
Exegesis
The opening vav-consecutive imperfect vehayah {וְהָיָ֤ה | wə-hā-yāh} ‘and he was’ sets the narrative on divine presence.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — 2 Kings 18:7
And the LORD was with him; in all that he went out he prospered . And he rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 18:7, so the Hebrew word וְהָיָ֤ה (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 2 Kgs.18.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.7.W1.S1) and character.