1 Kings 15:14:51 Kgs.15.14.W5TAB

הָיָ֥ה

haya

was

Transliteration
ha-YA
Extended
haa-YAA
IPA
/haːˈjaː/

Meaning by language

English
was

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Result
הָ + יָ֥ה
ha + ya
haya

Alphabet Analysis

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

    ha-YA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ha-YA sha-LEM

  3. clause

    RAK le-vav-a-SA ha-YA sha-LEM im-Ye-ho-VAH kol-ya-MAV

  4. sentence

    ve-ha-ba-MOT lo-SA-ru RAK le-vav-a-SA ha-YA sha-LEM im-Ye-ho-VAH kol-ya-MAV

Exegesis

The construct phrase levav-Asa {לְבַב־אָסָא | lə-vav ʾāsā} ‘heart of Asa’ serves as the subject of a nominal clause where hayah {הָיָה | hā-yāh} ‘was’ takes the adjective shalem {שָׁלֵם | shā-lēm} ‘whole’ as its complement.

In context1 Kings 15:14

Yet the high places were not removed; however, Asa’s heart was wholly devoted to the LORD all his days .

About this coordinate

1 Kings 15:14:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Kings 15:14, so the Hebrew word הָיָ֥ה (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.15.14.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.14.W5.S1) and character.