Numbers 15:24:1Num.15.24.W1TAB
וְהָיָ֗ה
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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Word in context
- word
ve-ha-YA
- clause
ve-ha-YA IM me-ey-NEI ha-e-DA ne-es-TA lish-ga-GA ve-a-SU kol-ha-e-DA PAR ben-ba-KAR e-KHAD le-o-LA le-RE-akh ni-KHO-akh la-ye-ho-VAH u-min-kha-TO ve-nis-KO ka-mish-PAT
- sentence
ve-ha-YA IM me-ey-NEI ha-e-DA ne-es-TA lish-ga-GA ve-a-SU kol-ha-e-DA PAR ben-ba-KAR e-KHAD le-o-LA le-RE-akh ni-KHO-akh la-ye-ho-VAH u-min-kha-TO ve-nis-KO ka-mish-PAT u-se-IR-iz-ZIM e-KHAD le-khat-TAT
Exegesis
The verse opens with vehayah {וְהָיָה | wə-hā-yāh} ‘and it shall be’ introducing a legal clause, followed by the conditional particle im {אִם | ʾim} ‘if’.
In context — Numbers 15:24
And it shall be, if it has been done unintentionally from the eyes of the congregation, then all the congregation shall present one bull, a son of the herd, for a burnt offering for a pleasing aroma to the LORD , with its grain offering and its drink offering according to the ordinance , and one male goat for a sin offering.
About this coordinate
Numbers 15:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 15:24, so the Hebrew word וְהָיָ֗ה (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.15.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.24.W1.S1) and character.