Deuteronomy 17:18:1Deut.17.18.W1TAB
וְהָיָ֣ה
vehaya
“And it shall be”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-YA
- Extended
- veh-ha-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
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-YA khe-shiv-TO
- clause
ve-ha-YA khe-shiv-TO AL ki-SE mam-lakh-TO
- sentence
ve-ha-YA khe-shiv-TO AL ki-SE mam-lakh-TO ve-ka-TAV LO et-mish-NE ha-to-RA ha-ZOT al-SE-fer mil-lif-NE ha-ko-ha-NIM hal-vi-YIM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive verb ve-hayah {וְהָיָ֣ה | wə-hā-yāh} ‘and it shall be’, which introduces a conditional stipulation.
In context — Deuteronomy 17:18
And it shall be, when he sits upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write for himself a copy of this law in a book, taken from the scroll that is before the priests, the Levites .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 17:18, so the Hebrew word וְהָיָ֣ה (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.17.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.18.W1.S1) and character.