Deuteronomy 18:19:1Deut.18.19.W1TAB
וְהָיָ֗ה
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 ha-ISH a-SHER lo-YISH-ma el-de-va-RAI a-SHER ye-da-BER bish-MI
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ha-ISH a-SHER lo-YISH-ma el-de-va-RAI a-SHER ye-da-BER bish-MI a-no-KHI ed-ROSH mei-im-MO
Exegesis
The verse begins with the covenant formula vehayah {וְהָיָ֗ה | wə-hā-yā} ‘and it shall be’, introducing a stipulation.
In context — Deuteronomy 18:19
And it shall be that the man who does not listen to my words which the prophet shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 18:19, so the Hebrew word וְהָיָ֗ה (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.18.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.19.W1.S1) and character.