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הָיָה

ha.yahto beHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb3,561 occurrences39 books3,132 verses

Definition

a primitive root (compare H1933); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
Traditional renderings: beacon, × altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, follow, happen, × have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, × use.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders הָיָה:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

3,561 total
  1. Exodus 40:38תִּהְיֶ֥ה · was
    For the cloud of the LORD was over the tabernacle by day, and fire was in the cloud by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel through all their journeys.
  2. Leviticus 2:1יִהְיֶ֣ה
    “When anyone brings a grain offering to the LORD, his offering must consist of fine flour. He is to pour olive oil on it, put frankincense on it,
  3. Leviticus 2:5תִהְיֶֽה׃ · it must be
    If your offering is a grain offering prepared on a griddle, it must be unleavened bread made of fine flour mixed with oil.
  4. Leviticus 5:5וְהָיָ֥ה
    If someone incurs guilt in one of these ways, he must confess the sin he has committed,
  5. Leviticus 5:13וְהָיְתָ֥ה · The remainder will belong to
    In this way the priest will make atonement for him for any of these sins he has committed, and he will be forgiven. The remainder will belong to the priest, like the grain offering.”
  6. Leviticus 6:4וְהָיָה֮
    …once he has sinned and becomes guilty, he must return what he has stolen or taken by extortion, or the deposit entrusted to him, or the lost property he found,
  7. Leviticus 6:23תִּהְיֶ֖ה · shall be burned
    Every grain offering for a priest shall be burned completely; it is not to be eaten.”
  8. Leviticus 7:7יִהְיֶֽה׃ · It belongs to
    The guilt offering is like the sin offering; the same law applies to both. It belongs to the priest who makes atonement with it.
  9. Leviticus 7:8יִהְיֶֽה׃
    As for the priest who presents a burnt offering for anyone, the hide of that offering belongs to him.
  10. Leviticus 7:9תִֽהְיֶֽה׃ · belongs
    Likewise, every grain offering that is baked in an oven or cooked in a pan or on a griddle belongs to the priest who presents it,
  11. Leviticus 7:10תִּהְיֶ֖ה · to
    …and every grain offering, whether dry or mixed with oil, belongs equally to all the sons of Aaron.
  12. Leviticus 7:14יִהְיֶֽה׃ · It belongs
    From the cakes he must present one portion of each offering as a contribution to the LORD. It belongs to the priest who sprinkles the blood of the peace offering.
  13. Leviticus 7:18יִהְיֶ֑ה · it shall be
    If any of the meat from his peace offering is eaten on the third day, it will not be accepted. It will not be credited to the one who presented it; it shall be an abomination, and the one who eats of it shall bear his iniquity.
  14. Leviticus 7:31וְהָיָה֙ · belongs to
    The priest is to burn the fat on the altar, but the breast belongs to Aaron and his sons.
  15. Leviticus 7:33תִהְיֶ֛ה · shall have
    The son of Aaron who presents the blood and fat of the peace offering shall have the right thigh as a portion.
  16. Leviticus 8:29הָיָה֙
    He also took the breast—Moses’ portion of the ram of ordination—and waved it before the LORD as a wave offering, as the LORD had commanded him.
  17. Leviticus 9:1וַיְהִי֙
    On the eighth day Moses summoned Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel.
  18. Leviticus 10:15וְהָיָ֨ה · to
    They are to bring the thigh of the contribution and the breast of the wave offering, together with the fat portions of the food offerings, to wave as a wave offering before the LORD. It will belong permanently to you and your children, as the LORD has commanded.”
  19. Leviticus 11:11יִהְי֣וּ · They shall be
    They shall be an abomination to you; you must not eat their meat, and you must detest their carcasses.
  20. Leviticus 11:35יִהְי֥וּ · and will remain
    Anything upon which one of their carcasses falls will be unclean. If it is an oven or cooking pot, it must be smashed; it is unclean and will remain unclean for you.
  21. Leviticus 11:36יִהְיֶ֣ה · will remain
    Nevertheless, a spring or cistern containing water will remain clean, but one who touches a carcass in it will be unclean.
  22. Leviticus 11:44וִהְיִיתֶ֣ם · and be
    For I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am holy. You must not defile yourselves by any creature that crawls along the ground.
  23. Leviticus 11:45לִהְיֹ֥ת · so that I would be; וִהְיִיתֶ֣ם · therefore be
    For I am the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt so that I would be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.
  24. Leviticus 13:2יִהְיֶ֤ה · has; וְהָיָ֥ה · that may be
    “When someone has a swelling or rash or bright spot on his skin that may be an infectious skin disease, he must be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons who is a priest.
  25. Leviticus 13:9תִהְיֶ֖ה · develops
    When anyone develops a skin disease, he must be brought to the priest.
  26. Leviticus 13:18יִהְיֶ֥ה · appears
    When a boil appears on someone’s skin and it heals,
  27. Leviticus 13:19וְהָיָ֞ה · develops
    …and a white swelling or a reddish-white spot develops where the boil was, he must present himself to the priest.
  28. Leviticus 13:24יִהְיֶ֥ה · there is; וְֽהָיְתָ֞ה · becomes
    When there is a burn on someone’s skin and the raw area of the burn becomes reddish-white or white,
  29. Leviticus 13:29יִהְיֶ֥ה · has
    If a man or woman has an infection on the head or chin,
  30. Leviticus 13:32הָ֥יָה · and there is
    On the seventh day the priest is to reexamine the infection, and if the scaly outbreak has not spread and there is no yellow hair in it, and it does not appear to be deeper than the skin,
  31. Leviticus 13:38יִהְיֶ֥ה
    When a man or a woman has white spots on the skin,
  32. Leviticus 13:42יִהְיֶ֤ה · there is
    But if there is a reddish-white sore on the bald head or forehead, it is an infectious disease breaking out on it.
  33. Leviticus 13:45יִהְי֤וּ; יִהְיֶ֣ה
    A diseased person must wear torn clothes and let his hair hang loose, and he must cover his mouth and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’
  34. Leviticus 13:47יִהְיֶ֥ה · is
    If any fabric is contaminated with mildew—any wool or linen garment,
  35. Leviticus 13:49וְהָיָ֨ה · is
    …and if the mark in the fabric, leather, weave, knit, or leather article is green or red, then it is contaminated with mildew and must be shown to the priest.
  36. Leviticus 13:52יִהְיֶ֥ה
    He is to burn the fabric, weave, or knit, whether the contaminated item is wool or linen or leather. Since the mildew is harmful, the article must be burned up.
  37. Leviticus 14:2תִּֽהְיֶה֙ · is
    “This is the law for the one afflicted with a skin disease on the day of his cleansing, when he is brought to the priest.
  38. Leviticus 14:9וְהָיָה֩
    On the seventh day he must shave off all his hair—his head, his beard, his eyebrows, and the rest of his hair. He must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water, and he will be clean.
  39. Leviticus 14:22וְהָיָ֤ה · to be
    …and two turtledoves or two young pigeons, whichever he can afford, one to be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering.
  40. Leviticus 15:2יִהְיֶה֙ · has
    “Say to the Israelites, ‘When any man has a bodily discharge, the discharge is unclean.
  41. Leviticus 15:3תִּהְיֶ֥ה · is
    This uncleanness is from his discharge, whether his body allows the discharge to flow or blocks it. So his discharge will bring about uncleanness.
  42. Leviticus 15:10יִהְיֶ֣ה · was
    Whoever touches anything that was under him will be unclean until evening, and whoever carries such things must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
  43. Leviticus 15:17יִהְיֶ֥ה · there is
    Any clothing or leather on which there is an emission of semen must be washed with water, and it will remain unclean until evening.
  44. Leviticus 15:19תִהְיֶ֣ה · has; יִהְיֶ֥ה · consisting; תִּהְיֶ֣ה · she will be
    When a woman has a discharge consisting of blood from her body, she will be unclean due to her menstruation for seven days, and anyone who touches her will be unclean until evening.