1 Samuel 20:13:191 Sam.20.13.W19TAB
הָיָ֖ה
haya
“he was”
- Transliteration
- ha-YA
- Extended
- haa-YAA
- IPA
- /haːˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he 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
ka-a-SHER ha-YA
- clause
le-sha-LOM vi-ye-HI ye-ho-VAH im-ME-kha ka-a-SHER ha-YA im-A-VI
- sentence
ke-KHO-ya-a-SE ye-ho-VAH le-ye-ho-na-TAN ve-KHO yo-SIF KI-ye-TIV el-A-VI ET-ha-RA-a a-LE-kha ve-ga-LI-ti ET-az-NE-kha ve-shil-LAKH-ti-kha ve-ha-LAKH-ta le-sha-LOM vi-ye-HI ye-ho-VAH im-ME-kha ka-a-SHER ha-YA im-A-VI
Exegesis
The closing clause ve-YHWH immakh ka-asher hayah im-avi {וְיְהוָה עִמָּךְ כַּאֲשֶׁר הָיָה עִם־אָבִי | vĕ-yə-hō-wāh ʿim-makh ka-ʾa-šer hā-yā·h ʿim-ʾā-vî} “and may the LORD be with you just as He was with my father” mirrors the structure, underscoring divine faithfulness.
In context — 1 Samuel 20:13
May the LORD do so to Jonathan and more also, if it pleases my father to kill you and I do not disclose it to you and send you away in peace ; and may the LORD be with you just as He was with my father.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:13:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of 1 Samuel 20:13, so the Hebrew word הָיָ֖ה (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 Sam.20.13.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.13.W19.S1) and character.