1 Kings 14:24:21 Kgs.14.24.W2TAB
הָיָ֣ה
haya
“was”
- Transliteration
- ha-YA
- Extended
- haa-YAA
- IPA
- /haˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- was
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
ha-YA
- phraseyour reading level
ha-YA va-A-rets
- clause
ve-GAM-ka-DESH ha-YA va-A-rets
- sentence
ve-GAM-ka-DESH ha-YA va-A-rets a-SU ke-KHOL ha-to-a-VOt ha-go-YIM a-SHER ho-RISH ye-ho-VAH mip-pe-NE be-NE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The existential verb hayah {הָיָ֣ה | hā-yāh} ‘there was’ together with the locative phrase ba’aretz {בָאָ֑רֶץ | bā-ʾā-reṣ} ‘in the land’ establishes the setting.
In context — 1 Kings 14:24
And also there were male cult prostitutes in the land, and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD had driven out before the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 14:24:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 14:24, so the Hebrew word הָיָ֣ה (haya) 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 1 Kgs.14.24.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.24.W2.S1) and character.