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
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
ha-YA KA-tsef
- 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
- 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 context — Joshua 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.