2 Samuel 15:13:52 Sam.15.13.W5TAB

הָיָ֛ה

haya

has become or has been

Transliteration
HA-ya
Extended
HAA-yah
IPA
/ˈhaː.jaː/

Meaning by language

English
has become or has been

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הָ + יָ֛ה
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. clause

    HA-ya lev-ISH yis-ra-EL a-kha-REI av-sha-LOM

  3. sentence

    va-VA ha-mag-GID el-da-VID le-MOR HA-ya lev-ISH yis-ra-EL a-kha-REI av-sha-LOM

Exegesis

The perfect verb hayāh {הָיָה | hā·yāh} ‘became’ forms a copular-like statement.

In context2 Samuel 15:13

And the messenger came to David and said, “The heart of each man in Israel is with Absalom .”

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 15:13:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 15:13, so the Hebrew word הָיָ֛ה (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.15.13.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.13.W5.S1) and character.