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

Result
וְ + הָ + יָ֖ה
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. clause

    ve-ha-YA ba-YOM ha-HU

  3. 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 contextZechariah 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.