1 Samuel 14:18:71 Sam.14.18.W7TAB

כִּֽי־הָיָ֞ה

kihaya

for it was

Transliteration
KI-ha-YA
Extended
KEE-hah-YAA
IPA
/kiːhaːˈjaː/

Meaning by language

English
for it was

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Result
כִּֽי + הָ + יָ֞ה
ki + ha + ya
kihaya

Alphabet Analysis

Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
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

    KI-ha-YA

  2. clause

    KI-ha-YA a-RON ha-e-lo-HIM ba-YOM ha-HU u-ve-NE yis-ra-EL

  3. sentence

    va-YO-mer sha-UL la-a-khi-YA ha-gi-SHA a-RON ha-e-lo-HIM KI-ha-YA a-RON ha-e-lo-HIM ba-YOM ha-HU u-ve-NE yis-ra-EL

Exegesis

The conjunction kî {כִּֽי־ | kî} introduces a causal clause, followed by hāyâh {הָיָ֞ה | hāyâh} ‘was’ and the repeated construct ’ārôn hā’elōhîm for topical continuity.

In context1 Samuel 14:18

Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring the ark of God .” For the ark was on that day with the sons of Israel.

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 14:18:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 14:18, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־הָיָ֞ה (kihaya) 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 Sam.14.18.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.18.W7.S1) and character.