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

Result
וְ֠ + הָ + יְ + תָה
ve + ha + ye + ta
vehayeta

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Tavt as in top
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-ha-ye-TA

  2. 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

  3. 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 contextIsaiah 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.