Exodus 16:5:1Exod.16.5.W1TAB
וְהָיָה֙
vehaya
“and it will be”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-YA
- Extended
- veh-hah-YAA
- IPA
- /wə.haː.ˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it will be
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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 ba-YOM ha-shi-SHEE ve-he-khi-NU ET a-sher-ya-VI-u
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ba-YOM ha-shi-SHEE ve-he-khi-NU ET a-sher-ya-VI-u ve-ha-YA mish-NEH AL a-sher-yil-ke-TU YOM YOM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive perfect vehayah {וְהָיָה֙ | wə-hā-yāh} establishing a future temporal framework, followed by the temporal expression bayom hashishi {בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשִּׁשִּׁ֔י | bā-yōm ha-šîšî} “on the sixth day.”
The second vav-consecutive perfect vehayah {וְהָיָ֣ה | wə-hā-yāh} introduces the result clause, with mishneh {מִשְׁנֶ֔ה | miš-neh} “double” governed by al {עַ֥ל | ʿal} and the relative clause ăšer-yil-qə-ṭû {אֲשֶֽׁר־יִלְקְט֖וּ | ʾă-šer-yil-qə-ṭû} “what they gather,” forming a comparative construction.
In context — Exodus 16:5
On the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be double of what they gather each day .
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 16:5, so the Hebrew word וְהָיָה֙ (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.16.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.5.W1.S1) and character.