Joshua 22:20:9Josh.22.20.W9TAB

הָ֣יָה

haya

there was

Transliteration
ha-YA
Extended
hah-YAA
IPA
/jisraˈʔeːl/

Meaning by language

English
there was

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הָ֣ + יָה
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

    ha-YA KA-tsef

  3. clause

    ha-LO a-KHAN ben-ZE-rakh MA-al ma-AL ba-KHE-rem ve-AL-KOL-a-DAT yis-ra-EL ha-YA KA-tsef

  4. sentence

    ha-LO a-KHAN ben-ZE-rakh MA-al ma-AL ba-KHE-rem ve-AL-KOL-a-DAT yis-ra-EL ha-YA KA-tsef ve-HU ISH e-KHAD LO GA-va ba-a-vo-NO

Exegesis

The resultive perfect hayah qatsep {הָ֣יָה קָ֑צֶף | hāyâ qaṣēp̄} ‘wrath came’ conveys divine judgment.

In contextJoshua 22:20

Was it not Achan son of Zerah who acted unfaithfully regarding the devoted thing, so that fierce anger fell on the whole assembly of Israel? He was only one man, yet he did not perish alone in his iniquity.

About this coordinate

Joshua 22:20:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Joshua 22:20, so the Hebrew word הָ֣יָה (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 Josh.22.20.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.20.W9.S1) and character.