Numbers 17:5:1Num.17.5.W1TABWLC Numbers 17:20
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ha-YA
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ha-ISH a-SHER ev-KHAR-BO ma-TEH-hu yif-RACH va-ha-shi-KO-ti me-a-LAI et-te-lu-NO-tai be-NEI-yis-ra-EL a-SHER HEM ma-li-NIM a-LEI HEM a-LEI-khem
Exegesis
The opening vehayah {וְהָיָה | wə-hā-yāh} ‘and it shall be’ employs a vav-consecutive with a Qal perfect to introduce a predictive result clause.
In context — Numbers 17:5
And it shall be that the staff of the man whom I choose shall sprout; and I will remove from upon Me the persistent protests of the sons of Israel who are complaining against you.
About this coordinate
Numbers 17:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 17:5, 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.17.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.17.5.W1.S1) and character.