Jeremiah 17:24:1Jer.17.24.W1TAB

וְ֠הָיָה

vehaya

and it shall be

Transliteration
ve-ha-YA
Extended
veh-haa-YAA
IPA
/vəhɔːˈjaː/

Meaning by language

English
and it shall be

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ֠ + הָ + יָה
ve + ha + ya
vehaya

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
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-ha-YA

  2. clause

    ve-ha-YA im-sha-MO-a tish-me-UN e-LAI ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH le-vil-TI ha-VI mas-SA be-sha-a-RE ha-IR ha-ZOT be-YOM ha-sha-BAT

  3. sentence

    ve-ha-YA im-sha-MO-a tish-me-UN e-LAI ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH le-vil-TI ha-VI mas-SA be-sha-a-RE ha-IR ha-ZOT be-YOM ha-sha-BAT u-le-kad-DESH et-YOM ha-sha-BAT le-vil-TI a-SOT-va BO kal-me-la-KHA

Exegesis

The verse opens with the future conditional formula vehayah im {וְ֠הָיָה אִם־ | wə-hā-yāh ʾim} indicating assured consequence.

In contextJeremiah 17:24

And it will be, if you will surely listen to Me, declares the LORD , that you bring no burden through the gates of this city on the Sabbath day, and that you consecrate the Sabbath day by refraining from all work within it.

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 17:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 17:24, so the Hebrew word וְ֠הָיָה (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.17.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.24.W1.S1) and character.