Leviticus 24:9:1Lev.24.9.W1TAB

וְהָֽיְתָה֙

vehahyehtah

{And} it shall be

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

Meaning by language

English
{And} it shall be

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + הָֽ + יְ + תָה֙
ve + hah + yeh + tah
vehahyehtah

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-hah-yeh-TAH

  2. clause

    ve-hah-yeh-TAH le-ah-ha-RON oo-leh-vah-NAW va-ah-kha-LU-hoo be-ma-KOM ka-DOSH

  3. sentence

    ve-hah-yeh-TAH le-ah-ha-RON oo-leh-vah-NAW va-ah-kha-LU-hoo be-ma-KOM ka-DOSH KI KO-desh ka-da-SHEEM HU LO meh-ISH-SHEH Ye-ho-VAH khok-o-LAM

Exegesis

The opening vav-consecutive in vehayetah {וְהָֽיְתָה | wə-hā-yə-tāh} ‘and it shall be’ with a Qal perfect verb introduces a stipulation clause.

In contextLeviticus 24:9

And it shall be for Aaron and for his sons, and they shall eat it in a holy place, for it is Kodesh Kodashim to him from the fire offerings of the LORD , a perpetual statute.

About this coordinate

Leviticus 24:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 24:9, so the Hebrew word וְהָֽיְתָה֙ (vehahyehtah) 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.24.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.24.9.W1.S1) and character.