1 Kings 15:6:21 Kgs.15.6.W2TAB
הָיְתָ֧ה
hayeta
“there was”
- Transliteration
- ha-ye-TA
- Extended
- haa-yeh-TAA
- IPA
- /haːjəˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- there 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 | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a 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
ha-ye-TA
- phraseyour reading level
u-mil-kha-MA ha-ye-TA ben-re-kha-VAM
- sentence
u-mil-kha-MA ha-ye-TA ben-re-kha-VAM u-VEN ya-ra-ve-AM kol-ye-ME kha-YAV
Exegesis
The clause begins with the noun milchamah {וּמִלְחָמָ֨ה | ū-mil-kha-māh} ‘war’ followed by the verb hayetah {הָיְתָ֧ה | hā-yə-ṯāh} ‘was,’ establishing an existential statement.
In context — 1 Kings 15:6
And war persisted between Rehoboam and Jeroboam for the whole of his lifetime .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 15:6, 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.15.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.6.W2.S1) and character.