Leviticus 16:29:1Lev.16.29.W1TAB

וְהָיְתָ֥ה

vehhahyehtah

“shall be”

Transliteration: veh-hah-yeh-TAH
Extended: veh-hah-yeh-TAAH
IPA: /vəhaːjəˈtaː/

Meaning by language

English: shall be

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

וְ + הָ + יְ + תָ֥ה

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veh + hah + yeh + tah

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vehhahyehtah

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
	Sheva	vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
	Tav	t as in top
	Qamets	long 'ah'
	He	h as in house; silent at word end

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The word

Word in context

word
veh-hah-yeh-TAH
phraseyour reading level
veh-hah-yeh-TAH la-KHEM
clause
veh-hah-yeh-TAH la-KHEM leh-KHOO-KAT oh-LAAM
sentence
veh-hah-yeh-TAH la-KHEM leh-KHOO-KAT oh-LAAM ba-KHO-desh hash-vEE-EE be-ah-SOR la-KHO-desh teh-ah-NU et-naf-SHOH-TEI-khem veh-KHOHL-meh-la-KHAH loh teh-ah-SU ha-ez-RAKH veh-ha-GER ha-GAR be-toh-KHEM

Exegesis

The verse begins with vehayetah {וְהָיְתָ֥ה | wə-hā-yā-ṯāh}, a vav-consecutive Qal perfect signaling establishment of a legal command.

In context — Leviticus 16:29

And it shall be for you an everlasting statute ; in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall afflict your souls , and you shall do no work of any kind, whether native-born or sojourner among you.

About this coordinate

Leviticus 16:29:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 16:29, so the Hebrew word וְהָיְתָ֥ה (vehhahyehtah) 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.16.29.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.29.W1.S1) and character.

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