HebrewH1933Verb

הָוָא

ha.va

6Occurrences
H1933Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to be (in the sense of existence)

or הָוָה; a primitive root (compare H183 (אָוָה), H1961 (הָיָה)) supposed to mean properly, to breathe;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
  1. Qal) 1a) to fall

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

H:V

Full Description

Hebrew Verb

Occurrences

הָוָא appears 6 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Ecclesiastes
2
Genesis
1
Isaiah
1
Job
1
Nehemiah
1

Key Passages

Ecclesiastes 11:3BSB

If the clouds are full,they will pour out rain upon the earth;whether a tree falls to the south or to the north,in the place where it falls, there it will lie.

Ecclesiastes 2:22BSB

For what does a man get for all the toil and striving with which he labors under the sun?

Genesis 27:29BSB

May peoples serve youand nations bow down to you.May you be the master of your brothers,and may the sons of your mother bow down to you.May those who curse you be cursed,and those who bless you be blessed.”

Isaiah 16:4BSB

Let my fugitives stay with you;be a refuge for Moab from the destroyer.”When the oppressor has gone, destruction has ceased,and the oppressors have vanished from the land,

Job 37:6BSB

For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’and to the gentle rain, ‘Pour out a mighty downpour.’

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