Jeremiah 23:9:7Jer.23.9.W7TAB
הָיִ֙יתִי֙
hayiti
“I have become or I was”
- Transliteration
- ha-YI-ti
- Extended
- haa-YEE-tih
- IPA
- /haːˈjiːti/
Meaning by language
- English
- I have become or I 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ha-YI-ti
- clause
la-ne-vi-IM nish-BAR li-BI ve-kir-BI ra-kha-FU KAL-a-tsmo-TAI ha-YI-ti ke-ISH shi-KHOR u-khe-GE-ver a-va-RO YA-yin
- sentence
la-ne-vi-IM nish-BAR li-BI ve-kir-BI ra-kha-FU KAL-a-tsmo-TAI ha-YI-ti ke-ISH shi-KHOR u-khe-GE-ver a-va-RO YA-yin mip-ne Ye-ho-VAH u-mip-ne div-RE kad-SHO
Exegesis
The perfect hayiti {הָיִיתִי | hā·yî·tî} ‘I have become’ introduces two similes: k’ish shikkor {כְּאִישׁ שִׁכּ֗וֹר | kə·’îš ši·kkôr} ‘like a man made drunk’ and u-ke-gever avaro yayin {וּכְגֶבֶר עֲבָרוֹ יָיִן | u·kə·ge·ver ʿă·vā·rô yā·yīn} ‘like a mighty man overcome by wine’.
In context — Jeremiah 23:9
Concerning the prophets: My heart is crushed within me; all my bones tremble. I am like a man made drunk, like a strong man overcome by wine, because of the LORD and because of the words of His holiness .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Jeremiah 23:9, so the Hebrew word הָיִ֙יתִי֙ (hayiti) 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.23.9.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.9.W7.S1) and character.