Leviticus 13:49:1Lev.13.49.W1TAB
וְהָיָ֨ה
vehaya
“be”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-YA
- Extended
- veh-hah-YAA
- IPA
- /vəhaːˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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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Word in context
- word
ve-ha-YA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-YA ha-NE-ga
- clause
ve-ha-YA ha-NE-ga yeh-rak-RAK OH a-dam-DAM ba-BE-ged OH va-OR oh-vash-TEE oh-va-E-REV OH be-KHOL-ke-LEE-OR NE-ga tsa-ra-AT HU
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ha-NE-ga yeh-rak-RAK OH a-dam-DAM ba-BE-ged OH va-OR oh-vash-TEE oh-va-E-REV OH be-KHOL-ke-LEE-OR NE-ga tsa-ra-AT HU ve-ha-re-AH et-ha-ko-HEN
Exegesis
The verse begins with vehayah {וְהָיָה | wə-hā-yāh} ‘and it will be’, marking a conditional statement.
In context — Leviticus 13:49
And if the affected spot is greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the leather, or in the warp, or in the woof, or in any leather article, it is a spot of leprosy , and it shall be shown to the priest .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 13:49:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 13:49, so the Hebrew word וְהָיָ֨ה (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.13.49.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.13.49.W1.S1) and character.