Numbers 15:19:1Num.15.19.W1TAB
וְהָיָ֕ה
vehaya
“and it shall be”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-YA
- Extended
- veh-hah-YAA
- IPA
- /vəhaˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it shall 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ha-YA
- clause
ve-ha-YA ba-a-khal-KHEM mi-LE-khem ha-A-retz
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ba-a-khal-KHEM mi-LE-khem ha-A-retz ta-ri-MU te-ru-MA la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The clause beginning with the vav-consecutive verb vehayah {וְהָיָה | wə-hā-yāh} establishes a legal stipulation.
In context — Numbers 15:19
And it shall be, when you eat from the bread of the land, that you shall lift up an offering to the LORD .
About this coordinate
Numbers 15:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 15:19, so the Hebrew word וְהָיָ֕ה (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 Num.15.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.19.W1.S1) and character.