Zechariah 13:4:1Zech.13.4.W1TAB

וְהָיָ֣ה

vehaya

and it will be

Transliteration
ve-ha-YA
Extended
veh-haa-YAA
IPA
/vəhaːˈjaː/

Meaning by language

English
and it will be

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + הָ + יָ֣ה
ve + ha + ya
vehaya

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-ha-YA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-ha-YA ba-YOM ha-HU

  3. clause

    ve-ha-YA ba-YOM ha-HU ye-VO-shu han-ne-vi-IM ISH me-khez-YO-no be-hin-na-ve-O-to

  4. sentence

    ve-ha-YA ba-YOM ha-HU ye-VO-shu han-ne-vi-IM ISH me-khez-YO-no be-hin-na-ve-O-to ve-LO yil-be-SHU ad-DE-ret se-AR le-MA-an ka-KHESH

Exegesis

The opening vehayah {וְהָיָ֣ה | wə-hā-yâ} ‘and it shall be’ introduces a prophetic declaration.

In contextZechariah 13:4

And it shall come to pass on that day that the prophets will each be ashamed of their vision when they prophesy, and they will not wear a cloak of hair for deception.

About this coordinate

Zechariah 13:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Zechariah 13:4, 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 Zech.13.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.13.4.W1.S1) and character.