Zechariah 14:13:1Zech.14.13.W1TAB

וְהָיָה֙

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

Result
וְ + הָ + יָה֙
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

Tap any letter to hear its name and sound

Vowels (Niqqud)

Now you try — trace the word:

The word

Word in context

  1. word

    ve-ha-YA

  2. clause

    ve-ha-YA ba-YOM ha-HU ti-he-YE me-hu-MAT-ye-ho-VAH ra-BA ba-HEM

  3. sentence

    ve-ha-YA ba-YOM ha-HU ti-he-YE me-hu-MAT-ye-ho-VAH ra-BA ba-HEM ve-he-khe-ZI-ku ISH YAD re-E-HU ve-al-TA ya-DO al-YAD re-E-HU

Exegesis

The wayyiqtol vehayah {וְהָיָה | wə-hā-yāh} ‘and it will be’ introduces a prophetic future event.

In contextZechariah 14:13

And on that day there will be a great tumult from the LORD among them; each man will seize the hand of his neighbor and his hand will rise against the hand of his neighbor.

About this coordinate

Zechariah 14:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Zechariah 14:13, so the Hebrew word וְהָיָה֙ (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.14.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.14.13.W1.S1) and character.