Proverbs 4:3:2Prov.4.3.W2TAB
הָיִ֣יתִי
hayiti
“I was”
- Transliteration
- ha-YI-ti
- Extended
- haa-YEE-tee
- 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
- clause
KI-BEN ha-YI-ti le-a-VI
- sentence
KI-BEN ha-YI-ti le-a-VI RAKH ve-ya-KHID lif-ne IM-mi
Exegesis
The verb hayiti {הָיִיתִי | hā-yi-tî} ‘I was’ introduces the speaker’s identity, with ben {בֵן | bēn} ‘son’ as a predicate nominative.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Proverbs 4:3
For I was a son to my father, tender and the only one cherished in the sight of my mother.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 4:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 4:3, so the Hebrew word הָיִ֣יתִי (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 Prov.4.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.4.3.W2.S1) and character.