Deuteronomy 14:13:2Deut.14.13.W2TAB
וְאֶת־הָ֣אַיָּ֔ה
veethaaiyah
“and the falcon”
- Transliteration
- ve-ET-ha-ai-YAH
- Extended
- veh-EET-hah-ai-YAAH
- IPA
- /vəˈʔeːt haʔajˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the falcon
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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-ET-ha-ai-YAH
- sentence
ve-ha-ra-AH ve-ET-ha-ai-YAH ve-ha-dai-YAH le-mi-NAH
Exegesis
The direct object marker we'et {וְאֶת־ | wə-’et} introduces ha-ayyah {הָ֣אַיָּ֔ה | hā-’ay-yāh} ‘the buzzard’ as a distinct item.
Root and etymology
’-y-hayin-yod-heh
“rushing bird”
In context — Deuteronomy 14:13
And the kite and the buzzard and the falcon according to its kind .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 14:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 14:13, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־הָ֣אַיָּ֔ה (veethaaiyah) 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 Deut.14.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.13.W2.S1) and character.