הָיָה

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)

Every occurrence

1. Zephaniah 1:1 הָיָ֗ה ha.Yah · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

   The word of Jehovah which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.

2. Zephaniah 1:8 וְהָיָ֗ה ve.ha.Yah · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

   And it shall come to pass in the day of Jehovah's sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king's sons, and all such as are clothed with foreign apparel.

3. Zephaniah 1:10 וְהָיָה֩ ve.ha.Yah · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

   And in that day, saith Jehovah, there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and a wailing from the second quarter, and a great crashing from the hills.

4. Zephaniah 1:12 וְהָיָה֙ ve.ha.Yah · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

   And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with lamps; and I will punish the men that are settled on their lees, that say in their heart, Jehovah will not do good, neither will he do evil.

5. Zephaniah 1:13 וְהָיָ֤ה ve.ha.Yah · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

   And their wealth shall become a spoil, and their houses a desolation: yea, they shall build houses, but shall not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but shall not drink the wine thereof.

6. Zephaniah 2:4 תִֽהְיֶ֔ה tih.Yeh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

   For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation; they shall drive out Ashdod at noonday, and Ekron shall be rooted up.

7. Zephaniah 2:6 וְֽהָיְתָ֞ה ve.ha.ye.Tah · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

   And the sea-coast shall be pastures, with cottages for shepherds and folds for flocks.

8. Zephaniah 2:7 וְהָ֣יָה ve.Ha.yah · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

   And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed their flocks thereupon; in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening; for Jehovah their God will visit them, and bring back their captivity.

9. Zephaniah 2:9 תִּֽהְיֶה֙ tih.Yeh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

   Therefore as I live, saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, a possession of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall make a prey of them, and the remnant of my nation shall inherit them.

10. Zephaniah 2:15 הָיְתָ֣ה ha.ye.Tah · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    This is the joyous city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none besides me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.

11. Zephaniah 3:18 הָי֑וּ ha.Yu · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    I will gather them that sorrow for the solemn assembly, who were of thee; to whom the burden upon her was a reproach.

American Standard Version (1901). Public domain.