Isaiah 14:28:4Isa.14.28.W4TAB
הָיָ֖ה
haya
“there was or it happened”
- Transliteration
- ha-YA
- Extended
- haa-YAA
- IPA
- /haːˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- there was or it happened
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-YA
- clause
ha-YA ham-ma-SA haz-ZE
- sentence
bish-NAT-MOT ham-ME-lekh a-KHAZ ha-YA ham-ma-SA haz-ZE
Exegesis
The verb hayah {הָיָה | hā-yāh} ‘was’ serves as a copula linking the temporal setting to the predicate.
In context — Isaiah 14:28
In the year of King Ahaz’s death , this burden came.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 14:28:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 14:28, so the Hebrew word הָיָ֖ה (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 Isa.14.28.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.28.W4.S1) and character.