Judges 20:38:2Judg.20.38.W2TAB
הָיָ֛ה
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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Word in context
- word
ha-YA
- clause
ve-ha-mo-ED ha-YA le-ISH yis-ra-EL im-ha-o-REV
- sentence
ve-ha-mo-ED ha-YA le-ISH yis-ra-EL im-ha-o-REV HE-rev le-ha-a-lo-TAM mas-e-AT he-a-SHAN min-ha-IR
Exegesis
The verb hayah {הָיָ֛ה | hā-yāh} ‘it was’ then asserts its existence.
Root and etymology
heh–yod–hehheh–yod–heh
“to be, to happen”
In context — Judges 20:38
Now the signal between the men of Israel and those lying in ambush was this: they were to raise a great cloud of smoke from the city.
About this coordinate
Judges 20:38:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Judges 20:38, so the Hebrew word הָיָ֛ה (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 Judg.20.38.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.38.W2.S1) and character.