Deuteronomy 21:12:1Deut.21.12.W1TAB
וַהֲבֵאתָ֖הּ
vahavetah
“and you bring her”
- Transliteration
- va-ha-ve-TAH
- Extended
- vah-ha-veh-TAH
- IPA
- /va.ha.veˈtaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- and you bring her
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ha-ve-TAH
- clause
va-ha-ve-TAH el-TOKH bei-TE-kha
- sentence
va-ha-ve-TAH el-TOKH bei-TE-kha ve-gil-KHA et-RO-shah ve-as-TA et-tsip-por-NE-ha
Exegesis
The verse begins with văhăvē’thāh {וַהֲבֵאתָ֖הּ | văhăvē’thāh} “and you shall bring” (vav-consecutive; Hiphil imperfect), followed by ’el-tôk {אֶל־תּ֣וֹךְ | ’el-tôk} “into the midst” governing bēyṯêkā {בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ | bēyṯêkā} “your house.”
In context — Deuteronomy 21:12
And you shall bring her into your house , and she shall shave her head, and she shall trim her nails.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 21:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 21:12, so the Hebrew word וַהֲבֵאתָ֖הּ (vahavetah) 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.21.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.12.W1.S1) and character.