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הָיָה

ha.yah · to be

Hebrew · Strong's H1961 · Verb · Sounds like: haw-yaw · 3,562 occurrences

Word meanings

Strong's dictionary

a primitive root (compare הָוָא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
הָיָה 3570 vb. fall out, come to pass, become, be
Qal
I.
1.
a. Fall out, happen
b. occur, take place, come about, come to pass
2. esp. & very oft., come about, come to pass
a.
(1). וַיְהִי and it came to pass that, most often (c. 292 t.)
(2). rarely also Pf. c. וְ conj. וְהָיָה
b. less oft. וְהָיָה Pf. consec. and it shall come to pass, or frequentat. came to pass (repeatedly, etc.)
II. Come into being, become
1.
a. abs., in lively narrative, arise, appear, come
b. sq. prep.
2. become
a. sq. pred. noun (to be viewed as implicit accus.)
b. sq. pred. adj.
c. become like
d. sq. pred. לְ pers.
e. sq. לְ pred.
f. oft. c. לְ pred. לְ pers.
g. with עַל and לְ
h. sts. c. לְ pers. only = became the property of, come into the possession of
III. Be (often with subbordinate idea of becoming)
1. exist, be in existence
2. abide, remain, continue
3. with word of locality, be in or at a place, be situated, stand, lie
4. as copula, joining subj. & pred.
5. periphrastic conjug.
Niph.
1. either be done, be brought about, or occur, come to pass
2. be done, finished, gone

Every occurrence

  1. Psalms 1:3 וְֽהָיָ֗ה ve.ha.Yah · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

    And he shall be like a tree planted by the streams of water, That bringeth forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also doth not wither; And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

  2. Psalms 9:9 וִ֘יהִ֤י vi.Hi · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Jehovah also will be a high tower for the oppressed, A high tower in times of trouble;

  3. Psalms 10:14 הָיִ֬יתָ ha.Yi.ta · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by you

    Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: The helpless committeth himself unto thee; Thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.

  4. Psalms 18:18 וַֽיְהִי־ vay.hi- · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    They came upon me in the day of my calamity; But Jehovah was my stay.

  5. Psalms 18:23 וָאֱהִ֣י va.'e.Hi · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by me

    I was also perfect with him, And I kept myself from mine iniquity.

  6. Psalms 19:14 יִֽהְי֥וּ yih.Yu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in thy sight, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer.

  7. Psalms 22:14 הָיָ֣ה ha.Yah · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    I am poured out like water, And all my bones are out of joint: My heart is like wax; It is melted within me.

  8. Psalms 27:9 הָיִ֑יתָ ha.Yi.ta · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by you

    Hide not thy face from me; Put not thy servant away in anger: Thou hast been my help; Cast me not off, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.

  9. Psalms 30:7 הָיִ֥יתִי ha.Yi.ti · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    Thou, Jehovah, of thy favor hadst made my mountain to stand strong: Thou didst hide thy face; I was troubled.

  10. Psalms 30:10 הֱֽיֵה־ heyeh- · A command to you: simple action

    Hear, O Jehovah, and have mercy upon me: Jehovah, be thou my helper.

  11. Psalms 31:2 הֱיֵ֤ה he.Yeh · A command to you: simple action

    Bow down thine ear unto me; Deliver me speedily: Be thou to me a strong rock, A house of defence to save me.

  12. Psalms 31:11 הָיִ֪יתִי ha.Yi.ti · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    Because of all mine adversaries I am become a reproach, Yea, unto my neighbors exceedingly, And a fear to mine acquaintance: They that did see me without fled from me.

  13. Psalms 31:12 הָ֝יִ֗יתִי ha.Yi.ti · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.

  14. Psalms 32:9 תִּֽהְי֤וּ׀ tih.Yu · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding; Whose trappings must be bit and bridle to hold them in, Else they will not come near unto thee.

  15. Psalms 33:9 וַיֶּ֑הִי vai.Ye.hi · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    For he spake, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.

  16. Psalms 33:22 יְהִֽי־ ye.hi- · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Let thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, be upon us, According as we have hoped in thee.

  17. Psalms 35:5 יִֽהְי֗וּ yih.Yu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    Let them be as chaff before the wind, And the angel of Jehovah driving them on.

  18. Psalms 35:6 יְֽהִי־ ye.hi- · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Let their way be dark and slippery, And the angel of Jehovah pursuing them.

  19. Psalms 37:18 תִּהְיֶֽה׃ tih.Yeh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect; And their inheritance shall be for ever.

  20. Psalms 37:25 הָיִ֗יתִי ha.Yi.ti · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    I have been young, and now am old; Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his seed begging bread.

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