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

Result
הָ + יִ֣י + תִי
ha + yi + ti
hayiti

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Tavt as in top
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-YI-TI

  2. clause

    kim-E-AT ha-YI-TI ve-KHOL-RA

  3. 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 contextProverbs 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.