Genesis 4:20:5Gen.4.20.W5PAT
הָיָ֔ה
haya
“was”
- Transliteration
- ha-YA
- Extended
- hah-YAA
- IPA
- /haː.ˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- was
- French
- était
- Spanish
- fue
- Portuguese
- foi
- German
- war
- Russian
- был
- Arabic-Simplified
- كَانَ
- Hindi
- था
- Chinese-Simplified
- 是
- Korean
- 였다
- Indonesian
- adalah
- Bengali
- ছিল
- Tagalog
- ay
- Swahili
- alikuwa
- Amharic
- ነበረ
- Yoruba
- jẹ́
- Igbo
- bụ
- Twi
- yɛɛ
- Ewe
- nɔ
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
הָ + יָ֔ה
↓
ha + ya
↓
haya
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Vowels (Niqqud)
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-YA
- phraseyour reading level
HU ha-YA
- clause
HU ha-YA a-VI yo-SHEV O-hel u-mik-NE
- sentence
va-TE-led a-DA et-ya-VAL HU ha-YA a-VI yo-SHEV O-hel u-mik-NE
In context — Genesis 4:20
Adah bore Jabal he was father of those dwelling in tents and livestock
About this coordinate
Genesis 4:20:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 4:20, so the Hebrew word הָיָ֔ה (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.4.20.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.4.20.W5.S1) and character.