הָוָא
ha.va
“to fall”
Definition
to be (in the sense of existence)
or הָוָה; a primitive root (compare H183 (אָוָה), H1961 (הָיָה)) supposed to mean properly, to breathe;
- Qal) 1a) to fall
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
H:V
Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
הָוָא appears 6 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
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.
For what does a man get for all the toil and striving with which he labors under the sun?
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.”
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,
For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’and to the gentle rain, ‘Pour out a mighty downpour.’
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.