2 Chronicles 13:7:112 Chr.13.7.W11TAB
הָיָ֤ה
haya
“was”
- Transliteration
- ha-YA
- Extended
- haa-YAA
- IPA
- /hɑːˈjɑː/
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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Word in context
- word
ha-YA
- phraseyour reading level
ha-YA NA-ar
- clause
u-re-kha-VA-am ha-YA NA-ar ve-rakh-LE-vav ve-LO hit-kha-ZEK lif-ne-HEM
- sentence
va-yik-KA-be-tsu a-LAIV a-na-SHIM re-KIM be-NE be-li-YA-al va-yit-a-ME-tsu al-re-kha-VA-am ben-she-lo-MO u-re-kha-VA-am ha-YA NA-ar ve-rakh-LE-vav ve-LO hit-kha-ZEK lif-ne-HEM
Exegesis
The sof pasuq break sets up a contrastive follow-up: urehav'am hayah na'ar {וּרְחַבְעָם הָיָה נַעַר | û-rəḥaḇʿām hāyāh naʿar} gives background description, and verakh-levav {וְרַךְ־לֵבָב | wə-raḵ-lēḇāḇ} adds a disposition that explains vulnerability.
Root and etymology
consonantsheh–yod–heh
“be, become”
In context — 2 Chronicles 13:7
And worthless men, sons of Belial , gathered against him and strengthened themselves against Rehoboam son of Solomon; and Rehoboam was a youth and tender of heart, and he did not strengthen himself before them.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 13:7:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Chronicles 13:7, so the Hebrew word הָיָ֤ה (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 2 Chr.13.7.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.13.7.W11.S1) and character.