Exodus 18:22:4Exod.18.22.W4TAB

וְהָיָ֞ה

vehaya

“and it shall be”

Transliteration: ve-ha-YA
Extended: veh-hah-YAA
IPA: /vəhaˈjaː/

Meaning by language

English: and it shall be

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Result

וְ + הָ + יָ֞ה

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ve + ha + ya

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vehaya

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-shaf-TU ET-ha-AM be-KHOL-ET ve-ha-YA KOL-ha-da-VAR ha-ga-DOL ya-vee-U eh-LE-kha veh-KHOL-ha-da-VAR ha-ka-TON yish-pe-tu-HEM
sentence
ve-shaf-TU ET-ha-AM be-KHOL-ET ve-ha-YA KOL-ha-da-VAR ha-ga-DOL ya-vee-U eh-LE-kha veh-KHOL-ha-da-VAR ha-ka-TON yish-pe-tu-HEM ve-ha-KEL meh-aa-LEH-khah ve-na-se-U it-TAKH

Exegesis

The result clause introduced by wə-hā-yāh {וְהָיָ֞ה | wə-hā-yāh} ‘and it shall be’ establishes a contrastive merism between every great matter and every small matter.

In context — Exodus 18:22

And they shall judge the people at all times; every great matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter they themselves shall decide. In this way it will be lighter for you, and they will bear it with you.

About this coordinate

Exodus 18:22:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 18:22, 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.18.22.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.22.W4.S1) and character.

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