Job 16:12:2Job.16.12.W2TAB
הָיִ֨יתִי
hayiti
“I was”
- Transliteration
- ha-YI-ti
- Extended
- haa-YIH-tih
- IPA
- /haːˈjiː.tiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
- phraseyour reading level
ha-YI-ti va-ye-far-pe-RE-ni
- clause
sha-LEV ha-YI-ti va-ye-far-pe-RE-ni ve-a-KHAZ be-ar-PI va-ye-fats-pe-TSEN-ni
- sentence
sha-LEV ha-YI-ti va-ye-far-pe-RE-ni ve-a-KHAZ be-ar-PI va-ye-fats-pe-TSEN-ni va-ye-ki-ME-ni LO le-mat-TA-RA
Exegesis
The verse opens with a verbless‐predicate expression shalev hayiti {שָׁ֘לֵ֤ו הָיִ֨יתִי | šālēw hāyîṯî} ‘at ease I was,’ emphasizing Job’s former state.
In context — Job 16:12
I was at ease , but He tore me apart; He seized me by my neck and crushed me, and He set me up for Himself as a target .
About this coordinate
Job 16:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 16:12, so the Hebrew word הָיִ֨יתִי (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 Job.16.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.16.12.W2.S1) and character.