Zechariah 14:6:1Zech.14.6.W1TAB
וְהָיָ֖ה
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
- clause
ve-ha-YA ba-YOM ha-HU
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ba-YOM ha-HU LO-yi-he-YE OR ye-ka-ROT yi-ke-pa-ON ve-kip-pa-ON
Exegesis
The verb vehayah {וְהָיָ֖ה | wə-hā-yāh} 'and it shall be' is a Qal perfect with vav-consecutive introducing a future prophetic event.
In context — Zechariah 14:6
And it will come to pass on that day that there shall be no light; the precious things will congeal , and frost will be present.
About this coordinate
Zechariah 14:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Zechariah 14:6, so the Hebrew word וְהָיָ֖ה (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.14.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.14.6.W1.S1) and character.