Leviticus 14:9:1Lev.14.9.W1TAB

וְהָיָה֩

vehaya

“and shall be”

Transliteration: ve-ha-YA
Extended: veh-hah-YAA
IPA: /vəhaːˈjaː/

Meaning by language

English: and shall be

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

וְ + הָ + יָה֩

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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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The word

Word in context

word
ve-ha-YA
phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-YA ba-YOM hash-vee-EE
clause
ve-ha-YA ba-YOM hash-vee-EE ye-ga-LAKH et-kahl-seh-ah-ROH et-RO-sho veh-et-ze-KAH-no ve-ET ga-BOT ei-NAV veh-et-kahl-seh-ah-ROH ye-ga-LE-akh
sentence
ve-ha-YA ba-YOM hash-vee-EE ye-ga-LAKH et-kahl-seh-ah-ROH et-RO-sho veh-et-ze-KAH-no ve-ET ga-BOT ei-NAV veh-et-kahl-seh-ah-ROH ye-ga-LE-akh ve-ki-BES et-be-ga-DAV ve-ra-KHATs et-be-sa-RO ba-ma-YIM ve-ta-HER

Exegesis

The verse begins with the vav-consecutive ve-hā-yāh {וְהָיָה | və-hā-yāh} ‘and it shall be’, functioning as a procedural marker that introduces the purification ritual.

In context — Leviticus 14:9

And it shall be on the seventh day that he shall shave off all his hair—from his head, his beard, and the eyebrows of his eyes—indeed, all his hair he shall shave off. Then he shall wash his garments and bathe his flesh in water, and he shall be clean.

About this coordinate

Leviticus 14:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 14:9, so the Hebrew word וְהָיָה֩ (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.14.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.9.W1.S1) and character.

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