Deuteronomy 15:16:1Deut.15.16.W1TAB
וְהָיָה֙
vehaya
“and it shall be”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-YA
- Extended
- veh-hah-YAA
- IPA
- /vəhaːˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it shall 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 ki-yo-MAR e-LE-kha LO e-TSE me-im-MAKH
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ki-yo-MAR e-LE-kha LO e-TSE me-im-MAKH KI a-HEV-kha ve-ET-BEI-tekha ki-TOV LO im-MAKH
Exegesis
The verse opens with the legal formula vehayah {וְהָיָה֙ | wə-hā-yāh}, marking a stipulation, followed by the conditional ki1 {כִּֽי | kî} introducing the protasis.
In context — Deuteronomy 15:16
And it shall be if he says to you, “I will not go out from you” because he loves you and your house since it is good for him with you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 15:16, 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 Deut.15.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.16.W1.S1) and character.