Isaiah 19:17:1Isa.19.17.W1TAB
וְ֠הָיְתָה
vehayeta
“and she will become”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-ye-TA
- Extended
- veh-haa-yeh-TAA
- IPA
- /vɛhaːjəˈtɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and she will become
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
ve-ha-ye-TA ad-maT ye-hu-DA le-mits-ra-YIM le-kha-GA KOL a-SHER yaz-KIR o-TA e-LAV yif-KHAD
- sentence
ve-ha-ye-TA ad-maT ye-hu-DA le-mits-ra-YIM le-kha-GA KOL a-SHER yaz-KIR o-TA e-LAV yif-KHAD mip-ne a-TSAT ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT a-sher-HU yo-ETS a-LAV
Exegesis
The verse opens with ve-hayetah {וְהָיְתָה | wə-hā-yā-ṯā} ‘and shall become’ marking a vav consecutive narrative shift.
In context — Isaiah 19:17
And the land of Judah shall become a terror to Egypt; everyone who mentions it will be afraid for himself because of the counsel of the LORD of hosts that He has determined against it.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 19:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 19:17, so the Hebrew word וְ֠הָיְתָה (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.19.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.17.W1.S1) and character.