1 Kings 16:21:81 Kgs.16.21.W8TAB
הָ֠יָה
haya
“was”
- Transliteration
- ha-YA
- Extended
- haa-YAA
- IPA
- /haːˈjaː/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-YA
- clause
kha-TSI ha-AM ha-YA a-kha-RE tiv-NI ben-gi-NAT le-ham-li-KHO ve-ha-kha-TSI a-kha-RE om-RI
- sentence
AZ ye-kha-LEK ha-AM yis-re-EL la-KHE-tsi kha-TSI ha-AM ha-YA a-kha-RE tiv-NI ben-gi-NAT le-ham-li-KHO ve-ha-kha-TSI a-kha-RE om-RI
In context — 1 Kings 16:21
Then the people of Israel were divided into two halves; half of the people was following Tibni son of Ginath, to make him king, and the other half was following Omri.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:21:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Kings 16:21, so the Hebrew word הָ֠יָה (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.16.21.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.21.W8.S1) and character.