1 Kings 21:1:61 Kgs.21.1.W6TAB
הָיָ֛ה
haya
“was”
- Transliteration
- ha-YA
- Extended
- haa-YAA
- IPA
- /haˈjaː/
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
- phraseyour reading level
KE-rem ha-YA
- clause
va-ye-HI a-KHAR had-de-va-RIM ha-E-leh KE-rem ha-YA le-na-VOT hay-yiz-re-e-LI a-SHER be-yiz-re-EL
- sentence
va-ye-HI a-KHAR had-de-va-RIM ha-E-leh KE-rem ha-YA le-na-VOT hay-yiz-re-e-LI a-SHER be-yiz-re-EL E-tsel he-KHAL a-kh-AV ME-lekh shom-ron
Exegesis
An existential construction kerem hayah le-Naboth ha-yizreeli {כֶּ֧רֶם הָיָ֛ה לְנָב֥וֹת הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֖י | kerem hāyâ lə-nābōṯ ha-yizreʿêlî} ‘a vineyard belonged to Naboth the Jezreelite’ introduces new information via hayah.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–yod–heh
“to exist, become”
In context — 1 Kings 21:1
After these events, Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard in Jezreel, adjacent to the royal hall of Ahab, king of Samaria.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 21:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 21:1, so the Hebrew word הָיָ֛ה (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.21.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.1.W6.S1) and character.