Zechariah 13:8:1Zech.13.8.W1TAB
וְהָיָ֤ה
vehaya
“and it will be”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-YA
- Extended
- veh-haa-YAA
- IPA
- /vəhaˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it will 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 be-KHOL-ha-A-rets
- clause
ve-ha-YA be-KHOL-ha-A-rets ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH PI-she-NA-yim BAH yi-ka-re-TU yig-va-U
- sentence
ve-ha-YA be-KHOL-ha-A-rets ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH PI-she-NA-yim BAH yi-ka-re-TU yig-va-U ve-hash-she-li-SHIT yi-va-TER BAH
Exegesis
The prophetic formula vehayah {וְהָיָ֤ה | wə-hā-yāh} ‘and it shall be’ introduces a future event.
In context — Zechariah 13:8
And it shall come to pass in all the land, declares the LORD , that two parts in it shall be cut off and perish; but the third shall remain in it.
About this coordinate
Zechariah 13:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Zechariah 13:8, so the Hebrew word וְהָיָ֤ה (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.13.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.13.8.W1.S1) and character.