2 Chronicles 18:34:72 Chr.18.34.W7TAB
הָיָ֨ה
haya
“was”
- Transliteration
- ha-YA
- Extended
- haa-YAA
- IPA
- /haˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- was
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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 ma-a-mi-ID ba-mer-ka-VA
- clause
va-ta-AL ha-mil-kha-MA ba-YOM ha-HU u-ME-lekh yis-ra-EL ha-YA ma-a-mi-ID ba-mer-ka-VA NO-khakh a-RAM ad-ha-A-rev
- sentence
va-ta-AL ha-mil-kha-MA ba-YOM ha-HU u-ME-lekh yis-ra-EL ha-YA ma-a-mi-ID ba-mer-ka-VA NO-khakh a-RAM ad-ha-A-rev va-ya-MAT le-ET BO ha-sha-MESH
Exegesis
The clause umelekh yisra’el hayah ma‘amid {וּמֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל הָיָ֨ה מַעֲמִ֧יד | u-meleḵ yiśrāʾēl hāyâ ma‘ammîḏ} uses a Hiphil participle to convey the king’s exertion in staying upright.
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:34
The battle grew stronger that day, and the king of Israel kept himself upright in his chariot facing Aram until evening; and at the time when the sun went down he died.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:34:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Chronicles 18:34, so the Hebrew word הָיָ֨ה (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.18.34.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.34.W7.S1) and character.