Proverbs 5:14:2Prov.5.14.W2TAB
הָיִ֣יתִי
hayiti
“I was or I became”
- Transliteration
- ha-YI-TI
- Extended
- haa-YEE-tee
- IPA
- /haːˈjiː.tiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I was or I became
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-YI-TI
- clause
kim-E-AT ha-YI-TI ve-KHOL-RA
- sentence
kim-E-AT ha-YI-TI ve-KHOL-RA be-TOKH ka-HAL ve-E-DA
Exegesis
The verb hayiti {הָיִיתִי | hayîṯî} ‘I was’ anchors the statement in the first person.
In context — Proverbs 5:14
I was almost in utter ruin in the midst of the assembly and the gathering .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 5:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 5:14, 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.5.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.5.14.W2.S1) and character.