2 Samuel 20:26:42 Sam.20.26.W4TAB
הָיָ֥ה
haya
“was”
- Transliteration
- ha-YA
- Extended
- haa-YAA
- IPA
- /haːˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- was
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
הָ + יָ֥ה
↓
ha + ya
↓
haya
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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Vowels (Niqqud)
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-YA
- phraseyour reading level
ha-YA ko-HEN
- sentence
ve-GAM i-RA ha-ya-i-RI ha-YA ko-HEN le-da-VID
Exegesis
Hāyāh {הָיָה | hā-yāh} serves as a copula, connecting the subject to its predicate.
In context — 2 Samuel 20:26
And also Ira the Jairite was priest to David.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 20:26:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 20:26, so the Hebrew word הָיָ֥ה (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.20.26.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.26.W4.S1) and character.