2 Kings 14:2:42 Kgs.14.2.W4TAB
הָיָ֣ה
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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Word in context
- word
ha-YA
- phraseyour reading level
ha-YA ve-mal-KHO
- clause
ben-e-SRIM ve-kha-MESH sha-NA ha-YA ve-mal-KHO ve-e-SRIM va-TE-sha sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LA-yim
- sentence
ben-e-SRIM ve-kha-MESH sha-NA ha-YA ve-mal-KHO ve-e-SRIM va-TE-sha sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LA-yim ve-SHEM i-MO ye-ho-a-DIN ye-ho-a-DAN min-ye-ru-sha-LA-yim
Exegesis
The phrase hayah be-malko {הָיָה בְמָלְכ֔וֹ | hā-yāʾ bə-māl-kō} pairs the Qal perfect hayah ‘he was’ with the construct malko ‘his reign’ forming a temporal clause.
In context — 2 Kings 14:2
He was twenty-five years old when he ascended the throne, and he reigned for twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jehoaddin, of Jerusalem.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 14:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 14:2, so the Hebrew word הָיָ֣ה (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 Kgs.14.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.14.2.W4.S1) and character.