Deuteronomy 20:9:1Deut.20.9.W1TAB
וְהָיָ֛ה
vehaya
“And it will be”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-YA
- Extended
- veh-hah-YAA
- IPA
- /vəhaˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- And it will 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 ke-kal-LOT ha-sho-tRIM le-da-BER el-ha-AM
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ke-kal-LOT ha-sho-tRIM le-da-BER el-ha-AM u-fak-DU sa-REI tse-va-OT be-ROSH ha-AM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive vehayah {וְהָיָ֛ה | wə-hā-yāh} ‘and it shall be’, marking a temporal introduction.
In context — Deuteronomy 20:9
When the officers have completed speaking to the people, they shall appoint commanders of armies at the head of the people.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 20:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 20:9, so the Hebrew word וְהָיָ֛ה (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.20.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.9.W1.S1) and character.