Jeremiah 18:1:3Jer.18.1.W3TAB
הָיָ֣ה
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-YA
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER ha-YA el-yir-me-YA-hu
- sentence
ha-da-VAR a-SHER ha-YA el-yir-me-YA-hu me-ET Ye-ho-VAH le-MOR
Exegesis
Hayah {הָיָה | hā-yā-h}, a Qal perfect verb, indicates occurrence, followed by el Yirmeyahu {אֶל־יִרְמְיָהוּ | ʾel yir-mə-yā-hū}, the recipient phrase.
Root and etymology
ה־י־ה
“to be, occur”
In context — Jeremiah 18:1
A word came to Jeremiah from the LORD , saying .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 18:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 18:1, so the Hebrew word הָיָ֣ה (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.18.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.1.W3.S1) and character.