Jeremiah 14:1:2Jer.14.1.W2TAB

הָיָ֤ה

haya

was or happened

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

Meaning by language

English
was or happened

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הָ + יָ֤ה
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

    a-SHER ha-YA de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH

  3. sentence

    a-SHER ha-YA de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH el-yir-me-YA-hu al-div-RE ha-bats-tsa-ROT

Exegesis

The Qal perfect verb hayah {הָיָה | hā-yāh} ‘was’ establishes a past narrative context.

In contextJeremiah 14:1

The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the droughts .

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 14:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 14:1, so the Hebrew word הָיָ֤ה (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 Jer.14.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.1.W2.S1) and character.