Genesis 31:42:8Gen.31.42.W8PAT

הָ֣יָה

haya

had been

Transliteration
ha-YA
Extended
hah-YAA
IPA
/haː.ˈjaː/

Meaning by language

English
had been
French
avait été
Spanish
había estado
Portuguese
tinha estado
German
gewesen war
Russian
был
Arabic-Simplified
كان
Hindi
था
Chinese-Simplified
曾在
Korean
있었다
Indonesian
telah ada
Bengali
ছিল
Tagalog
ay naging
Swahili
alikuwa
Amharic
ነበረ
Yoruba
ti wà
Igbo
anọwo
Twi
na wɔ
Ewe
li

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Result
הָ֣ + יָה
ha + ya
haya

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-YA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ha-YA LI

  3. clause

    lu-LEI e-lo-HEI a-VI e-lo-HEI av-ra-HAM u-FA-khad yits-KHAK ha-YA LI KI a-TA rei-KAM shi-lakh-TA-ni

  4. sentence

    lu-LEI e-lo-HEI a-VI e-lo-HEI av-ra-HAM u-FA-khad yits-KHAK ha-YA LI KI a-TA rei-KAM shi-lakh-TA-ni et-on-YI ve-et-ye-gi-A ka-PAI ra-A e-lo-HIM va-yo-KHAKH a-MESH

In contextGenesis 31:42

if not the God of my father the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac had been with me indeed now empty-handed you would have sent me away my affliction and labor of my hands saw God He rebuked you last night

About this coordinate

Genesis 31:42:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 31:42, so the Hebrew word הָ֣יָה (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 Gen.31.42.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.31.42.W8.S1) and character.