Strong’s H1961
הָיָה — hâyâh
הָיָה (hâyâh, Strong’s H1961) means: to exist, i.
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
- H1961
- /haw-yaw/
- 3575× in the Bible
- Transliteration
- hâyâh
- Pronunciation
- haw-yaw
- Occurrences
- 3575
Meaning
- Hebrew
- הָיָה
- Definition
- to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
- Derivation
- a primitive root (compare H1933 (הָוָא));
- King James Version renders it as
- 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.
Derived from
- הָוָא hâvâʼH1933 · to be · 6×
Words derived from hâyâh
- הָוָא hâvâʼH1933 · to be · 6×
- יְהֹוָה YᵉhôvâhH3068 · Jehovah · 6521×
- יֵשׁ yêshH3426 · there is or are (or any other form of th · 138×
Where it appears
The first verses that use hâyâh (3575 times in all).
Sources
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