1 Kings 18:1:51 Kgs.18.1.W5TAB

הָיָה֙

haya

was or came

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

Meaning by language

English
was or came

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הָ + יָה֙
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. clause

    va-ye-HI ya-MIM ra-BIM u-de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH ha-YA el-e-LI-ya-hu ba-sha-NA ha-she-li-SHIT le-MOR

  3. sentence

    va-ye-HI ya-MIM ra-BIM u-de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH ha-YA el-e-LI-ya-hu ba-sha-NA ha-she-li-SHIT le-MOR LEKH he-ra-E el-a-KHA-v ve-et-NA ma-TAR al-pe-NE ha-a-da-MA

In context1 Kings 18:1

And after many days, in the third year, the word of the LORD came to Elijah, saying, “Go, present yourself to Ahab, and I will give rain upon the surface of the land.”

About this coordinate

1 Kings 18:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Kings 18:1, so the Hebrew word הָיָה֙ (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.18.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.1.W5.S1) and character.