Isaiah 17:1:7Isa.17.1.W7TAB
וְהָיְתָ֖ה
vehayeta
“and it will be”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-ye-TA
- Extended
- veh-haa-yeh-TAA
- IPA
- /vəhaːjəˈθaː/
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 | |
| 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
- clause
hi-NE da-ME-sek mu-SAR me-IR ve-ha-ye-TA me-I ma-pa-LA
- sentence
ma-SA da-ma-SEK hi-NE da-ME-sek mu-SAR me-IR ve-ha-ye-TA me-I ma-pa-LA
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive perfect vehaytah {וְהָיְתָה | wə-hā-yə-tā} projects the outcome.
In context — Isaiah 17:1
The burden concerning Damascus. Behold, Damascus is removed from being a city; it will become a heap of ruins .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 17:1:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Isaiah 17:1, so the Hebrew word וְהָיְתָ֖ה (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 Isa.17.1.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.17.1.W7.S1) and character.