Jeremiah 16:10:1Jer.16.10.W1TAB
וְהָיָ֗ה
vehaya
“and it will be”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-YA
- Extended
- veh-haa-YAA
- IPA
- /vɛhaːˈjaː/
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-ha-YA
- clause
ve-ha-YA KI ta-GID la-AM ha-ZE ET KAL-ha-de-va-RIM ha-E-le
- sentence
ve-ha-YA KI ta-GID la-AM ha-ZE ET KAL-ha-de-va-RIM ha-E-le ve-am-RU e-LE-kha al-ME di-BER Ye-ho-VAH a-LE-nu ET KAL-ha-ra-A ha-ge-do-LA ha-ZOT u-ME a-vo-NE-nu u-ME kha-ta-TE-nu a-SHER kha-ta-NU la-Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-nu
Exegesis
The verse begins with the narrative formula ve-hayah {וְהָיָה | wə-hā-yāh} ‘and it shall be,’ introducing a prophetic outcome.
In context — Jeremiah 16:10
And it shall be, when you declare all these words to this people, that they will say to you, “Why has the LORD declared all this great evil against us? What is our iniquity, and what is our sin which we have sinned against the LORD our God?”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 16:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 16:10, so the Hebrew word וְהָיָ֗ה (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 Jer.16.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.16.10.W1.S1) and character.