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
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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 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
- 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 context — Jeremiah 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.