2 Samuel 13:20:72 Sam.13.20.W7TAB

הָיָ֣ה

haya

been

Transliteration
ha-YA
Extended
haa-YAA
IPA
/haːˈjaː/

Meaning by language

English
been

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הָ + יָ֣ה
ha + ya
haya

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-YA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ha-YA im-MAKH

  3. clause

    va-YO-mer e-LE-ha av-sha-LOM a-KHI-ha ha-a-mi-NON a-KHIKH ha-YA im-MAKH ve-a-TA a-KHO-ti ha-kha-ri-SHI a-KHIKH HU al-ta-SHI-ti et-li-BEKH lad-da-VAR ha-ZE

  4. sentence

    va-YO-mer e-LE-ha av-sha-LOM a-KHI-ha ha-a-mi-NON a-KHIKH ha-YA im-MAKH ve-a-TA a-KHO-ti ha-kha-ri-SHI a-KHIKH HU al-ta-SHI-ti et-li-BEKH lad-da-VAR ha-ZE va-TE-shev ta-MAR ve-sho-me-MA BET av-sha-LOM a-KHI-ha

In context2 Samuel 13:20

And Absalom, her brother, said to her, “Is it Amnon, your brother, who was with you? Now, my sister, be silent; he is your brother. Do not set your heart on this matter .” So Tamar dwelled in the house of Absalom, her brother.

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 13:20:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Samuel 13:20, 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 Sam.13.20.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.20.W7.S1) and character.