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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. Numbers 1:44הָיֽוּ׃
    These were the men numbered by Moses and Aaron, with the assistance of the twelve leaders of Israel, each one representing his family.
  2. Numbers 1:45וַיִּֽהְי֛וּ · were
    So all the Israelites twenty years of age or older who could serve in Israel’s army were counted according to their families.
  3. Numbers 1:46וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙ · And
    And all those counted totaled 603,550.
  4. Numbers 1:53יִהְיֶ֣ה · will fall
    But the Levites are to camp around the tabernacle of the Testimony and watch over it, so that no wrath will fall on the congregation of Israel. So the Levites are responsible for the tabernacle of the Testimony.”
  5. Numbers 3:4הָי֣וּ · And since they had
    Nadab and Abihu, however, died in the presence of the LORD when they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD in the Wilderness of Sinai. And since they had no sons, only Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests during the lifetime of their father Aaron.
  6. Numbers 3:12וְהָ֥יוּ · belong
    “Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel in place of every firstborn Israelite from the womb. The Levites belong to Me,
  7. Numbers 3:13יִהְי֖וּ · They are
    …for all the firstborn are Mine. On the day I struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated to Myself all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast. They are Mine; I am the LORD.”
  8. Numbers 3:17וַיִּֽהְיוּ־ · were
    These were the sons of Levi by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
  9. Numbers 3:43וַיְהִי֩ · was
    The total number of the firstborn males a month old or more, listed by name, was 22,273.
  10. Numbers 3:45וְהָיוּ־ · belong
    “Take the Levites in place of all the firstborn of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of their livestock. The Levites belong to Me; I am the LORD.
  11. Numbers 4:7יִהְיֶֽה׃ · offering is to remain
    Over the table of the Presence they are to spread a blue cloth and place the plates and cups on it, along with the bowls and pitchers for the drink offering. The regular bread offering is to remain on it.
  12. Numbers 4:27תִּהְיֶ֗ה
    All the service of the Gershonites—all their transport duties and other work—is to be done at the direction of Aaron and his sons; you are to assign to them all that they are responsible to carry.
  13. Numbers 4:36וַיִּהְי֥וּ · And those
    And those numbered by their clans totaled 2,750.
  14. Numbers 4:40וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙ · And those
    And those numbered by their clans and families totaled 2,630.
  15. Numbers 4:44וַיִּהְי֥וּ
    The men registered by their clans numbered 3,200.
  16. Numbers 4:48וַיִּהְי֖וּ · And
    And the number of men was 8,580.
  17. Numbers 5:9יִהְיֶֽה׃ · shall belong
    Every sacred contribution the Israelites bring to the priest shall belong to him.
  18. Numbers 5:10יִהְי֑וּ; יִהְיֶֽה׃פ · will belong to
    Each man’s sacred gifts are his own, but whatever he gives to the priest will belong to the priest.”
  19. Numbers 5:17יִהְיֶה֙
    Then he is to take some holy water in a clay jar and put some of the dust from the tabernacle floor into the water.
  20. Numbers 5:18יִהְי֔וּ · is
    After the priest has the woman stand before the LORD, he is to let down her hair and place in her hands the grain offering of memorial, which is the grain offering for jealousy. The priest is to hold the bitter water that brings a curse.
  21. Numbers 5:27וְהָיְתָ֣ה; וְהָיְתָ֧ה · and she will become
    When he has made her drink the water, if she has defiled herself and been unfaithful to her husband, then the water that brings a curse will enter her and cause bitter suffering; her belly will swell, her thigh will shrivel, and she will become accursed among her people.
  22. Numbers 6:5יִהְיֶ֔ה · He must be
    For the entire period of his vow of separation, no razor shall touch his head. He must be holy until the time of his separation to the LORD is complete; he must let the hair of his head grow long.
  23. Numbers 7:1וַיְהִ֡י
    On the day Moses finished setting up the tabernacle, he anointed and consecrated it and all its furnishings, along with the altar and all its utensils.
  24. Numbers 7:5וְהָי֕וּ · that they may be
    “Accept these gifts from them, that they may be used in the work of the Tent of Meeting. And give them to the Levites, to each man according to his service.”
  25. Numbers 7:12וַיְהִ֗י
    On the first day Nahshon son of Amminadab from the tribe of Judah drew near with his offering.
  26. Numbers 8:11וְהָי֕וּ
    Aaron is to present the Levites before the LORD as a wave offering from the sons of Israel, so that they may perform the service of the LORD.
  27. Numbers 8:14וְהָ֥יוּ · will belong
    In this way you shall separate the Levites from the rest of the Israelites, and the Levites will belong to Me.
  28. Numbers 8:19יִהְיֶ֜ה · will come
    And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites, to perform the service for the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting and to make atonement on their behalf, so that no plague will come against the Israelites when they approach the sanctuary.”
  29. Numbers 9:6וַיְהִ֣י · But there were; הָי֤וּ · were
    But there were some men who were unclean due to a dead body, so they could not observe the Passover on that day. And they came before Moses and Aaron that same day
  30. Numbers 9:10יִהְיֶֽה־ · is
    “Tell the Israelites: ‘When any one of you or your descendants is unclean because of a dead body, or is away on a journey, he may still observe the Passover to the LORD.
  31. Numbers 9:13הָיָ֗ה · [and] is
    But if a man who is ceremonially clean and is not on a journey still fails to observe the Passover, he must be cut off from his people, because he did not present the LORD’s offering at its appointed time. That man will bear the consequences of his sin.
  32. Numbers 9:14יִהְיֶ֣ה · You are to apply
    If a foreigner dwelling among you wants to observe the Passover to the LORD, he is to do so according to the Passover statute and its ordinances. You are to apply the same statute to both the foreigner and the native of the land.’”
  33. Numbers 9:15יִהְיֶ֧ה
    On the day that the tabernacle, the Tent of the Testimony, was set up, the cloud covered it and appeared like fire above the tabernacle from evening until morning.
  34. Numbers 9:16יִהְיֶ֣ה · It remained
    It remained that way continually; the cloud would cover the tabernacle by day, and at night it would appear like fire.
  35. Numbers 9:20יִהְיֶ֧ה · remained
    Sometimes the cloud remained over the tabernacle for only a few days, and they would camp at the LORD’s command and set out at the LORD’s command.
  36. Numbers 9:21יִהְיֶ֤ה · remained
    Sometimes the cloud remained only from evening until morning, and when it lifted in the morning, they would set out. Whether it was by day or by night, when the cloud was taken up, they would set out.
  37. Numbers 10:2וְהָי֤וּ · to be used
    “Make two trumpets of hammered silver to be used for calling the congregation and for having the camps set out.
  38. Numbers 10:8וְהָי֥וּ · This shall be
    The sons of Aaron, the priests, are to sound the trumpets. This shall be a permanent statute for you and the generations to come.
  39. Numbers 10:10וְהָי֨וּ · to serve
    And on your joyous occasions, your appointed feasts, and the beginning of each month, you are to blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and peace offerings to serve as a reminder for you before your God. I am the LORD your God.”
  40. Numbers 10:11וַיְהִ֞י
    On the twentieth day of the second month of the second year, the cloud was lifted from above the tabernacle of the Testimony,
  41. Numbers 10:31וְהָיִ֥יתָ · and you can serve
    “Please do not leave us,” Moses said, “since you know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you can serve as our eyes.
  42. Numbers 10:32וְהָיָ֖ה; וְהָיָ֣ה׀
    If you come with us, we will share with you whatever good things the LORD gives us.”
  43. Numbers 10:35וַיְהִ֛י · Whenever
    Whenever the ark set out, Moses would say, “Rise up, O LORD! May Your enemies be scattered; may those who hate You flee before You.”
  44. Numbers 11:1וַיְהִ֤י · Soon
    Soon the people began to complain about their hardship in the hearing of the LORD, and when He heard them, His anger was kindled, and fire from the LORD blazed among them and consumed the outskirts of the camp.
  45. Numbers 11:8וְהָיָ֣ה
    The people walked around and gathered it, ground it on a handmill or crushed it in a mortar, then boiled it in a cooking pot or shaped it into cakes. It tasted like pastry baked with fine oil.
  46. Numbers 11:20וְהָיָ֥ה · and makes
    …but for a whole month—until it comes out of your nostrils and makes you nauseous—because you have rejected the LORD, who is among you, and have cried out before Him, saying, ‘Why did we ever leave Egypt?’”