2 Samuel 15:5:12 Sam.15.5.W1TAB
וְהָיָה֙
vehaya
“and it was or and it would happen”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-YA
- Extended
- veh-haa-YAA
- IPA
- /vəhaːˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it was or and it would happen
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 bik-RAV-ISH le-hish-ta-kha-VOT LO
- sentence
ve-ha-YA bik-RAV-ISH le-hish-ta-kha-VOT LO ve-sha-LAKH ET-ya-DO ve-he-khe-ZIK LO ve-na-SHAK LO
Exegesis
The verse opens with the narrative marker vehayah {וְהָיָה֙ | wə-hā-yāh} introducing a situational narrative “and it happened.”
In context — 2 Samuel 15:5
And it happened that when a man approached to bow down to him, he would reach out his hand, take hold of him, and kiss him.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 15:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 15:5, so the Hebrew word וְהָיָה֙ (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 Sam.15.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.5.W1.S1) and character.