Ezekiel 16:49:10Ezek.16.49.W10TAB
הָ֤יָה
haya
“was”
- Transliteration
- ha-YA
- Extended
- haa-YAA
- IPA
- /haˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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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Word in context
- word
ha-YA
- phraseyour reading level
ha-YA LAH
- clause
ga-ON siv-AT-le-khem ve-shal-VAT ha-shi-KET ha-YA LAH ve-liv-no-TE-ha ve-YAD-a-NI ve-ev-YON LO he-khe-ZI-ka
- sentence
hin-NE-ze ha-YA a-VON se-DOM a-kho-TEKH ga-ON siv-AT-le-khem ve-shal-VAT ha-shi-KET ha-YA LAH ve-liv-no-TE-ha ve-YAD-a-NI ve-ev-YON LO he-khe-ZI-ka
Exegesis
The nominal clause pairs the copula hāyāh {הָיָה | hāyāh} ‘was’ with the abstract noun ʿăvōn {עֲוֺן | ʿăvōn} ‘iniquity’.
In context — Ezekiel 16:49
Behold, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: pride, abundance of bread, and prosperity of ease were hers and her daughters’, but she did not strengthen the hand of the poor .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 16:49:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Ezekiel 16:49, so the Hebrew word הָ֤יָה (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 Ezek.16.49.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.49.W10.S1) and character.