Isaiah 17:4:1Isa.17.4.W1TAB
וְהָיָה֙
vehaya
“and it will be”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-YA
- Extended
- veh-haa-YAA
- IPA
- /vəhɔːˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it will 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ha-YA
- clause
ve-ha-YA ba-YOM ha-HU yid-DAL ke-VOD ya-a-KOV
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ba-YOM ha-HU yid-DAL ke-VOD ya-a-KOV u-mish-MAN be-sa-RO ye-ra-ZE
Exegesis
The opening ve-hayah {וְהָיָה | wə-hā-yāh} ‘and it will be’ employs the vav-consecutive Qal perfect to introduce a prophetic future.
In context — Isaiah 17:4
And it will come to pass in that day that the glory of Jacob will become thin, and from the fatness of his flesh it will waste away.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 17:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 17:4, 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.17.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.17.4.W1.S1) and character.