1 Kings 15:16:21 Kgs.15.16.W2TAB
הָיְתָ֜ה
haita
“was”
- Transliteration
- hai-TA
- Extended
- haa-yeh-TAA
- IPA
- /haːjəˈtaː/
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 | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
hai-TA
- phraseyour reading level
u-mil-kha-MA hai-TA
- sentence
u-mil-kha-MA hai-TA BEN A-sa u-BEN ba-SHA ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL KAL-ye-me-HEM
Exegesis
The Qal perfect verb hayetah {הָיְתָה | hā-ye-tāh} agrees with the feminine subject.
In context — 1 Kings 15:16
War continued between Asa and Baasha, king of Israel, for all their days .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 15:16, so the Hebrew word הָיְתָ֜ה (haita) 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.15.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.16.W2.S1) and character.