Jeremiah 14:4:5Jer.14.4.W5TAB
לֹא־הָיָ֥ה
lohaya
“there was not”
- Transliteration
- lo-HA-ya
- Extended
- loh-HAA-yaa
- IPA
- /loː-haːˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- there was not
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| 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
lo-HA-ya
- phraseyour reading level
lo-HA-ya GE-shem
- clause
ba-a-VUR ha-a-da-MA kha-TA KI lo-HA-ya GE-shem ba-A-rets
- sentence
ba-a-VUR ha-a-da-MA kha-TA KI lo-HA-ya GE-shem ba-A-rets BO-shu i-ka-RIM kha-FU ro-SHAM
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּ֛י | kî} introduces a reason clause with the negated verb lohayah {לֹא־הָיָ֥ה | lōʾ-hā-yāh} ‘there was not’ governing geshem {גֶ֖שֶׁם | ge-šem} ‘rain’ and the locative baaretz {בָּאָ֑רֶץ | bā-ʾā-reṣ} ‘in the land.’
In context — Jeremiah 14:4
Because the ground is cracked and dismayed, since there was no rain in the land, the farmers were ashamed; they covered their heads.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 14:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 14:4, so the Hebrew word לֹא־הָיָ֥ה (lohaya) 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.14.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.4.W5.S1) and character.