Numbers 15:39:1Num.15.39.W1TAB
וְהָיָ֣ה
vehaya
“and it shall be”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-YA
- Extended
- veh-haa-YAA
- IPA
- /vəhaːˈjaː/
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
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-YA la-KHEM
- clause
ve-ha-YA la-KHEM le-tsi-TSET u-re-i-TEM o-TO uz-khar-TEM et-KOL-mits-VOT Ye-ho-VAH va-a-si-TEM o-TAM
- sentence
ve-ha-YA la-KHEM le-tsi-TSET u-re-i-TEM o-TO uz-khar-TEM et-KOL-mits-VOT Ye-ho-VAH va-a-si-TEM o-TAM ve-LO-ta-TU-ru a-kha-REI le-vav-KHEM ve-a-kha-REI ei-NEI-khem a-SHER-a-TEM zo-NIM a-kha-REI-hem
Exegesis
The verse opens with vehayah {וְהָיָ֣ה | wə-hā-yāh} ‘and it shall be’, a vav consecutive construction introducing a covenant stipulation.
In context — Numbers 15:39
And it shall be to you for tassels, so that you will look at them and remember all the commandments of the LORD , and you will do them and not follow after your hearts and after your eyes, which lead you astray.
About this coordinate
Numbers 15:39:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 15:39, so the Hebrew word וְהָיָ֣ה (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.15.39.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.39.W1.S1) and character.