Hosea 14:9:3Hos.14.9.W3TABWLC Hosea 14:10

וְיָ֣בֶן

veyaven

and will understand

Transliteration
ve-ya-VEN
Extended
veh-yaa-VEHN
IPA
/vəjaːˈvɛn/

Meaning by language

English
and will understand

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Result
וְ + יָ֣ + בֶן
ve + ya + ven
veyaven

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Qametslong 'ah'
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-ya-VEN

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-ya-VEN E-le

  3. clause

    MI kha-KHAM ve-ya-VEN E-le na-VON ve-ye-da-EM

  4. sentence

    MI kha-KHAM ve-ya-VEN E-le na-VON ve-ye-da-EM KI-ye-sha-RIM dar-KHE ye-ho-VAH ve-tsa-di-KIM yel-KHU VAM u-fo-she-IM yi-kka-she-LU BAM

Exegesis

The verse begins with the interrogative frame mi-chakham {מִֽי־חָכָ֨ם | mî-ḥā-ḵām} “who is wise,” followed by the coordinated imperfect verbs ve-yaven {וְיָבֵ֣ן | wə-yā-ḇēn} “and he will understand” and ve-yedaem {וְיֵֽדָעֵ֑ם | wə-yē-ḏā-ʿēm} “and he will know them.” In this wisdom-style conclusion, the imperfect verbs function modally as exhortations, inviting the hearer to respond in understanding rather than predicting future cognition.

In contextHosea 14:9

Who is wise? Let him understand these things . Who is discerning? Let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are upright; and the righteous will walk in them, but transgressors will stumble in them.

About this coordinate

Hosea 14:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Hosea 14:9, so the Hebrew word וְיָ֣בֶן (veyaven) 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 Hos.14.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.14.9.W3.S1) and character.