Judges 21:3:6Judg.21.3.W6TAB
הָ֥יְתָה
hayeta
“has happened”
- Transliteration
- ha-ye-TA
- Extended
- haa-yeh-TAA
- IPA
- /haːjəˈθaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- has happened
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-ye-TA
- phraseyour reading level
ha-ye-TA ZOT
- clause
va-yo-ME-ru la-MA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL ha-ye-TA ZOT be-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-yo-ME-ru la-MA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL ha-ye-TA ZOT be-yis-ra-EL le-hi-pa-KED ha-YOM mi-yis-ra-EL SHE-vet e-KHAD
Exegesis
The perfect hāyetâh {הָ֥יְתָה | hāyetâh} ‘has been’ introduces the temporal inquiry.
In context — Judges 21:3
And they said, “Why, LORD God of Israel , has this happened in Israel, that one tribe should be missing from Israel today?”
About this coordinate
Judges 21:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Judges 21:3, so the Hebrew word הָ֥יְתָה (hayeta) 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.21.3.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.21.3.W6.S1) and character.