Leviticus 13:2:8Lev.13.2.W8TAB

וְהָיָ֥ה

vehaya

“and it becomes”

Transliteration: ve-ha-YA
Extended: veh-hah-YAA
IPA: /wə.haː.ˈjaː/

Meaning by language

English: and it becomes

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

וְ + הָ + יָ֥ה

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ve + ha + ya

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vehaya

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 beh-or-beh-sa-ROH
clause
a-DAM ki-yih-YEH beh-or-beh-sa-ROH SE-et oh-sa-PA-khat OH ba-HE-ret ve-ha-YA beh-or-beh-sa-ROH le-NE-ga tsa-RA-at
sentence
a-DAM ki-yih-YEH beh-or-beh-sa-ROH SE-et oh-sa-PA-khat OH ba-HE-ret ve-ha-YA beh-or-beh-sa-ROH le-NE-ga tsa-RA-at ve-hoo-VA el-a-ha-RON ha-ko-HEN OH el-a-KHAD mi-bah-NAAV ha-ko-ha-NEEM

Exegesis

The vav-consecutive imperfect wəhāyāh {וְהָיָה | və-hā-yāh} sequences to the diagnostic stage, while the vav-consecutive Hoph‘al wəhûwāʾ {וְהוּבָא | və-hū-wāʾ} mandates referral.

In context — Leviticus 13:2

When a person has on the skin of his flesh a swelling , or a scab, or a bright spot, and it becomes on the skin of his flesh a mark for leprosy , then he shall be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons.

About this coordinate

Leviticus 13:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Leviticus 13:2, so the Hebrew word וְהָיָ֥ה (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 Lev.13.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.2.W8.S1) and character.

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