Jeremiah 20:9:6Jer.20.9.W6TAB
וְהָיָ֤ה
vehaya
“then it was”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-YA
- Extended
- veh-haa-YAA
- IPA
- /wəhaːˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- then it was
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
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-YA be-li-BI
- clause
ve-a-MAR-ti LO-ez-ke-RE-nu ve-LO-a-da-BER OD bish-MO ve-ha-YA be-li-BI ke-ESH BO-e-RET a-TSUR be-ats-mo-TAI
- sentence
ve-a-MAR-ti LO-ez-ke-RE-nu ve-LO-a-da-BER OD bish-MO ve-ha-YA be-li-BI ke-ESH BO-e-RET a-TSUR be-ats-mo-TAI ve-nil-E-ti kal-KEL ve-LO u-KHAL
Exegesis
The conjunction wə-hāyāh {וְהָיָה | wə-hā-yāh} ‘but it became’ introduces a result clause of involuntary reaction.
In context — Jeremiah 20:9
And I said, “I will not mention Him , nor speak any more in His name. But His word was in my heart like a burning fire shut up in my bones , and I was weary with holding it in, and I could not endure.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Jeremiah 20:9, so the Hebrew word וְהָיָ֤ה (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.20.9.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.9.W6.S1) and character.