Exodus 13:11:1Exod.13.11.W1TAB
וְהָיָ֞ה
vehaya
“and it will be”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-YA
- Extended
- veh-hah-YAA
- IPA
- /və.haˈjaː/
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 ki-ye-vi-a-KHA Ye-ho-VAH el-E-rets ha-ke-na-a-NEE ka-a-SHER nish-BA le-KHA ve-la-a-vo-TE-kha
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ki-ye-vi-a-KHA Ye-ho-VAH el-E-rets ha-ke-na-a-NEE ka-a-SHER nish-BA le-KHA ve-la-a-vo-TE-kha u-ne-ta-NAH LAKH
Exegesis
The verse begins with vehayah {וְהָיָ֞ה | wə-hā-yāh} ‘and it shall be’ functioning as a vav-consecutive perfect that introduces a protasis.
In context — Exodus 13:11
And it shall be, when the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanite , as He swore to you and to your fathers, and gives it to you.
About this coordinate
Exodus 13:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 13:11, 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 Exod.13.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.11.W1.S1) and character.