1 Kings 14:30:21 Kgs.14.30.W2TAB

הָיְתָ֧ה

hayeta

was

Transliteration
ha-ye-TA
Extended
haa-yeh-TAA
IPA
/haː.jəˈtaː/

Meaning by language

English
was

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Result
הָ + יְ + תָ֧ה
ha + ye + ta
hayeta

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Tavt as in top
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-ye-TA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    u-mil-kha-MA ha-ye-TA BEN-re-kha-VAM

  3. sentence

    u-mil-kha-MA ha-ye-TA BEN-re-kha-VAM u-VEN ya-ra-VAM KOL-ha-ya-MIM

Exegesis

The verb hayetah {הָיְתָה | hā-yə-ṯāh} ‘was’ introduces the existence of the state of warfare.

In context1 Kings 14:30

And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days .

About this coordinate

1 Kings 14:30:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 14:30, so the Hebrew word הָיְתָ֧ה (hayeta) 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.14.30.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.30.W2.S1) and character.