Deuteronomy 21:14:1Deut.21.14.W1TAB
וְהָיָ֞ה
vehaya
“and it shall be”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-YA
- Extended
- veh-ha-YAA
- IPA
- /vəhaˈjaː/
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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Word in context
- word
ve-ha-YA
- clause
ve-ha-YA IM-LO kha-fats-TA BAH ve-shi-lakh-TAH le-naf-SHAH u-ma-KHOR lo-tim-ke-RE-na ba-KA-sef
- sentence
ve-ha-YA IM-LO kha-fats-TA BAH ve-shi-lakh-TAH le-naf-SHAH u-ma-KHOR lo-tim-ke-RE-na ba-KA-sef lo-tit-a-MER BAH TA-khat a-SHER in-ni-TAH
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive vehayah {וְהָיָ֞ה | wə-hā-yāh}, introducing a legal stipulation, followed by the conditional clause im lō ḥaphatzta bah {אִם־לֹא חָפַצְתָּ בָּהּ | ʾim lō ḥā-phaṣ-tā bāh} “if you do not desire her.”
In context — Deuteronomy 21:14
And it shall be, if you do not delight in her, you shall send her away to herself, and you shall not sell her for silver, you shall not treat her as a slave , because you have afflicted her.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 21:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 21:14, so the Hebrew word וְהָיָ֞ה (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.21.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.14.W1.S1) and character.