Leviticus 24:7:5Lev.24.7.W5TAB

וְהָיְתָ֤ה

vehayetah

be

Transliteration
ve-ha-ye-TAH
Extended
veh-hah-yeh-TAA
IPA
/və.ha.jəˈtaː/

Meaning by language

English
be

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + הָ + יְ + תָ֤ה
ve + ha + ye + tah
vehayetah

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Tavt as in top
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-ha-ye-TAH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-ha-ye-TAH lal-LE-khem

  3. clause

    ve-ha-ye-TAH lal-LE-khem le-az-ka-RAH i-SHEH la-ye-ho-VAH

  4. sentence

    ve-na-TA-ta al-ha-mma-a-RE-khet le-vo-NAH za-KAH ve-ha-ye-TAH lal-LE-khem le-az-ka-RAH i-SHEH la-ye-ho-VAH

Exegesis

The coordinating vav in vehayetah {וְהָיְתָ֤ה | ve-hā-ye-tā} ‘and it shall be’ links the incense to its cultic function.

In contextLeviticus 24:7

And you shall place pure frankincense upon the arrangement, and it shall be for the bread as a memorial-portion , a fire-offering to the LORD .

About this coordinate

Leviticus 24:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 24:7, so the Hebrew word וְהָיְתָ֤ה (vehayetah) 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.24.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.24.7.W5.S1) and character.