2 Kings 24:3:42 Kgs.24.3.W4TAB
הָֽיְתָה֙
hayetah
“it happened or it came to be”
- Transliteration
- ha-ye-TAH
- Extended
- haa-yeh-TAH
- IPA
- /haː.jəˈθaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- it happened or it came to be
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-ye-TAH
- clause
AKH al-PI ye-ho-VAH ha-ye-TAH bi-ye-hu-DAH le-ha-SIR me-AL pa-NAV
- sentence
AKH al-PI ye-ho-VAH ha-ye-TAH bi-ye-hu-DAH le-ha-SIR me-AL pa-NAV be-kha-TOT me-na-SHE ke-KHOL a-SHER a-SAH
Exegesis
The perfect verb hāyṯāh {הָֽיְתָה֙ | hāy·ṯāh} introduces the occurrence (“it came to be”) with the feminine subject left implicit, referring to the described calamity within the narrative context.
In context — 2 Kings 24:3
Surely, by the command of the LORD , it happened in Judah to remove them from before His face because of the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he did.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 24:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 24:3, so the Hebrew word הָֽיְתָה֙ (hayetah) 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.24.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.24.3.W4.S1) and character.