Jeremiah 17:6:1Jer.17.6.W1TAB
וְהָיָה֙
vehaya
“and he will be”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-YA
- Extended
- veh-haa-YAA
- IPA
- /vəhaːˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ha-YA
- clause
ve-ha-YA ke-ar-AR ba-a-ra-VA ve-LO yir-E KI-ya-VO TOV
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ke-ar-AR ba-a-ra-VA ve-LO yir-E KI-ya-VO TOV ve-sha-KHAN kha-re-RIM ba-mid-BAR E-rets me-le-KHA ve-LO te-SHEV
Exegesis
Jeremiah 17:6 opens with the vav-consecutive perfect vehayah {וְהָיָה | wə-hāyāh} ‘and he shall be’, introducing a prophetic consequence.
In context — Jeremiah 17:6
And he will be like a shrub in the desert, and he will not see when good comes; and he will dwell in parched places in the wilderness, a land of salt that is not inhabited.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 17:6, so the Hebrew word וְהָיָה֙ (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.17.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.6.W1.S1) and character.