Isaiah 13:14:1Isa.13.14.W1TAB
וְהָיָה֙
vehaya
“and it will be”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-YA
- Extended
- veh-haa-YAA
- IPA
- /vɛhaːˈjaː/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ha-YA
- clause
ve-ha-YA kits-vi mu-DAKH u-khe-TSON ve-EN me-ka-BETS
- sentence
ve-ha-YA kits-vi mu-DAKH u-khe-TSON ve-EN me-ka-BETS ISH el-A-mo yif-NU ve-ISH el-ar-TSO ya-NU-su
Exegesis
The clause opens with vehayah {וְהָיָה֙ | wə-hā-yāh} ‘and it will be’, linking this description to the preceding oracle as a resulting future scene.
In context — Isaiah 13:14
And it will be like a gazelle driven away , and like sheep with no one to gather them; each man will turn back to his own people, and each will flee to his own land.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 13:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 13:14, 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 Isa.13.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.14.W1.S1) and character.