Isaiah 16:2:1Isa.16.2.W1TAB
וְהָיָ֥ה
vehaya
“and it shall be”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-YA
- Extended
- veh-haa-YAA
- IPA
- /vɛhaːˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it shall be
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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 ke-OF-no-DED
- clause
ve-ha-YA ke-OF-no-DED KEN me-shu-LAKH
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ke-OF-no-DED KEN me-shu-LAKH ti-he-YE-na be-NOT mo-AV ma-ve-ROT le-ar-NON
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive verb vehayah {וְהָיָ֥ה | wə-hā-yāh} introducing a prophetic announcement, followed by the simile keof-noded {כְעוֹף־נוֹדֵ֖ד | kə-ʿôp-nō-ḏēd} “like a wandering bird.”
In context — Isaiah 16:2
It will be like a wandering bird driven from the nest; so the daughters of Moab will be at the fords of the Arnon.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 16:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 16:2, so the Hebrew word וְהָיָ֥ה (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.16.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.16.2.W1.S1) and character.