Genesis 17:16:9Gen.17.16.W9TAB
וְהָֽיְתָ֣ה
vehayeta
“she will become”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-ye-TA
- Extended
- veh-hah-yeh-TAA
- IPA
- /wə.haː.jə.ˈθaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- she will become
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-ha-ye-TA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-ye-TA le-go-YIM
- clause
u-ve-rakh-ti-HA ve-ha-ye-TA le-go-YIM mal-KHEI am-MIM mi-MEN-na yih-YU
- sentence
u-ve-rakh-TI o-TAH ve-GAM na-TAT-ti mi-MEN-na le-KHA BEN u-ve-rakh-ti-HA ve-ha-ye-TA le-go-YIM mal-KHEI am-MIM mi-MEN-na yih-YU
Exegesis
The clause vehayetah legoyim {וְהָֽיְתָה לְגוֹיִם | wə-hā-yə-tāh lə-gō-yim} ‘and she will become for nations’ uses the preposition le to indicate resultant role.
In context — Genesis 17:16
I will bless her and also give you a son from her; yes, I will bless her and she will become a mother of nations—kings of peoples will come from her.
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:16:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 17:16, so the Hebrew word וְהָֽיְתָ֣ה (vehayeta) 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 Gen.17.16.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.16.W9.S1) and character.