2 Chronicles 17:13:32 Chr.17.13.W3TAB
הָ֥יָה
haya
“was”
- Transliteration
- ha-YA
- Extended
- haa-YAA
- IPA
- /haːˈjaː/
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 LO
- clause
u-me-la-KHA ra-BA ha-YA LO be-a-RE ye-hu-DA
- sentence
u-me-la-KHA ra-BA ha-YA LO be-a-RE ye-hu-DA ve-an-SHE mil-kha-MA gi-bo-RE KHA-yil bi-ru-sha-LA-yim
Exegesis
The verse begins with a vav conjunction and noun umelekhah {וּמְלָאכָ֥ה | u·mə·lā·ḵā} ‘work/resources’, followed by rabbah hayah lo {רַבָּה הָיָה לוֹ | ra·bbāh hā·yāh lō} forming a nominal clause expressing possession of substantial resources.
In context — 2 Chronicles 17:13
And he had great stores in the cities of Judah, and warriors , mighty men of valor were in Jerusalem.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 17:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 17:13, so the Hebrew word הָ֥יָה (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.17.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.17.13.W3.S1) and character.