הָיָה

ha.yahVerbH1961

to be

From: a primitive root (compare H1933 (הָוָא));

Short Definition

to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) --- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone

Part of Speech Verb

Morphology H:V

DescriptionHebrew Verb

2,957 times

Appears 2,957 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Genesis

276

Ezk

271

Jeremiah

242

Exodus

187

Isaiah

181

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