Ezekiel 19:3:5Ezek.19.3.W5TAB

הָיָ֑ה

haya

he became or he was

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

Meaning by language

English
he became or he was

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הָ + יָ֑ה
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

    ke-FIR ha-YA

  3. clause

    va-ta-AL e-KHAD mi-gur-E-ha ke-FIR ha-YA

  4. sentence

    va-ta-AL e-KHAD mi-gur-E-ha ke-FIR ha-YA va-yil-MAD li-te-RAF-TE-ref a-DAM a-KHAL

Exegesis

The clause kefir hayah {כְּפִיר הָיָה | kər-pîr hā-yāh} ‘he became a young lion’ uses the perfect verb to denote a resulting state.

In contextEzekiel 19:3

And she raised one of her cubs ; he grew into a young lion, learned to seize prey, and he devoured men .

About this coordinate

Ezekiel 19:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Ezekiel 19:3, so the Hebrew word הָיָ֑ה (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.19.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.19.3.W5.S1) and character.