Ezekiel 21:23:1Ezek.21.23.W1TABWLC Ezekiel 21:28
וְהָיָ֨ה
vehaya
“and it will be”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-YA
- Extended
- veh-haa-YAA
- IPA
- /vəhaːˈjaː/
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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Word in context
- word
ve-ha-YA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-YA la-HEM ke-KE-sem-KIK-sam-SHA-ve
- clause
ve-ha-YA la-HEM ke-KE-sem-KIK-sam-SHA-ve be-e-NE-he-HEM she-vu-E she-vu-OT la-HEM
- sentence
ve-ha-YA la-HEM ke-KE-sem-KIK-sam-SHA-ve be-e-NE-he-HEM she-vu-E she-vu-OT la-HEM ve-HU-maz-KIR A-von le-hit-ta-FES
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive vehayah {וְהָיָה | wə-hā-yāh} ‘and it shall be’, marking a prophetic outcome.
In context — Ezekiel 21:23
And it will be to them like a false divination in their eyes—those who have sworn oaths—for them; but He will bring to remembrance the iniquity , in order that they may be seized.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 21:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 21:23, so the Hebrew word וְהָיָ֨ה (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 Ezek.21.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.23.W1.S1) and character.