2 Kings 18:2:42 Kgs.18.2.W4TAB
הָיָ֣ה
haya
“he was”
- Transliteration
- ha-YA
- Extended
- haa-YAA
- IPA
- /haˈjaː/
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
ha-YA ve-mal-KHO
- clause
ben-E-se-RIM ve-kha-MESH sha-NA ha-YA ve-mal-KHO ve-e-se-RIM va-TE-sha sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LA-yim
- sentence
ben-E-se-RIM ve-kha-MESH sha-NA ha-YA ve-mal-KHO ve-e-se-RIM va-TE-sha sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LA-yim ve-SHEM i-MO a-VI bat-ze-khar-YA
Exegesis
The clause hayah be-malko {הָיָ֣ה בְמָלְכ֔וֹ | hā·yâ bə-mā·lə·ḵō} “he was in his reign” functions as a temporal marker indicating the start of his rule.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — 2 Kings 18:2
He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Abi daughter of Zechariah .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 18:2, 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.18.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.2.W4.S1) and character.