Hebrew

Verb

הָיִיתִי • ‎(hayíti)

1. First-person singular past tense (suffix conjugation) of היה ‎(hayá).
   • Ecclesiastes 1:12:

     אֲנִי קֹהֶלֶת הָיִיתִי מֶלֶךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּירוּשָׁלִָם׃

     aní kohélet hayíti mélekh al-yisra'él birushaláim.

     I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.^[1]

References

1. ↑ Authorized King James translation (1611).