Numbers 24:18:4Num.24.18.W4TAB

וְהָיָ֧ה

vehaya

“and shall be”

Transliteration: ve-ha-YA
Extended: veh-hah-YAA
IPA: /vəhaˈjaː/

Meaning by language

English: and shall be

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

וְ + הָ + יָ֧ה

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ve + ha + ya

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vehaya

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 ye-re-SHA
clause
ve-ha-YA e-DOM ye-re-SHA ve-ha-YA ye-re-SHA se-IR oi-ve-VAV
sentence
ve-ha-YA e-DOM ye-re-SHA ve-ha-YA ye-re-SHA se-IR oi-ve-VAV ve-yis-ra-EL o-SEH KHA-yil

Exegesis

The verse begins with vehayah {וְהָיָה | wə-hā-yāh} ‘and it shall be’, a waw-consecutive Qal perfect that introduces a prophetic oracle.

In context — Numbers 24:18

And Edom will become a possession , and Seir will become a possession; but Israel will accomplish valor .

About this coordinate

Numbers 24:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 24:18, so the Hebrew word וְהָיָ֧ה (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.24.18.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.24.18.W4.S1) and character.

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