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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 24:18וְהָיָ֧ה · will
    Edom will become a possession, as will Seir, his enemy; but Israel will perform with valor.
  2. Numbers 24:22יִהְיֶ֖ה · will be
    Yet Kain will be destroyed when Asshur takes you captive.”
  3. Numbers 25:9וַיִּהְי֕וּ
    …but those who died in the plague numbered 24,000.
  4. Numbers 25:13וְהָ֤יְתָה · It will be
    It will be a covenant of permanent priesthood for him and his descendants, because he was zealous for his God and made atonement for the Israelites.”
  5. Numbers 26:1וַיְהִ֖י
    After the plague had ended, the LORD said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron the priest,
  6. Numbers 26:7וַיִּהְי֣וּ · were the
    These were the clans of Reuben, and their registration numbered 43,730.
  7. Numbers 26:10וַיִּהְי֖וּ · They serve
    And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire consumed 250 men. They serve as a warning sign.
  8. Numbers 26:20וַיִּהְי֣וּ · These were
    These were the descendants of Judah by their clans: The Shelanite clan from Shelah, the Perezite clan from Perez, and the Zerahite clan from Zerah.
  9. Numbers 26:21וַיִּהְי֣וּ · And [these were]
    And these were the descendants of Perez: the Hezronite clan from Hezron and the Hamulite clan from Hamul.
  10. Numbers 26:33הָ֥יוּ · had
    Now Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons but only daughters. The names of his daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
  11. Numbers 26:40וַיִּהְי֥וּ · And
    And the descendants of Bela from Ard and Naaman were the Ardite clan from Ard and the Naamite clan from Naaman.
  12. Numbers 26:62וַיִּהְי֣וּ · totaled
    The registration of the Levites totaled 23,000, every male a month old or more; they were not numbered among the other Israelites, because no inheritance was given to them among the Israelites.
  13. Numbers 26:64הָ֣יָה · there was
    Among all these, however, there was not one who had been numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest when they counted the Israelites in the Wilderness of Sinai.
  14. Numbers 27:3הָיָ֜ה · was; הָ֥יוּ · and he had
    “Our father died in the wilderness, but he was not among the followers of Korah who gathered together against the LORD. Instead, he died because of his own sin, and he had no sons.
  15. Numbers 27:11וְֽהָ֨יְתָ֜ה · This is to be
    And if his father has no brothers, give his inheritance to the next of kin from his clan, that he may take possession of it. This is to be a statutory ordinance for the Israelites, as the LORD has commanded Moses.’”
  16. Numbers 27:17תִהְיֶה֙ · be
    …who will go out and come in before them, and who will lead them out and bring them in, so that the congregation of the LORD will not be like sheep without a shepherd.”
  17. Numbers 28:14יִהְיֶ֨ה · shall be
    Their drink offerings shall be half a hin of wine with each bull, a third of a hin with the ram, and a quarter hin with each lamb. This is the monthly burnt offering to be made at each new moon throughout the year.
  18. Numbers 28:19יִהְי֥וּ · all
    Present to the LORD a food offering, a burnt offering of two young bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all unblemished.
  19. Numbers 28:25יִהְיֶ֣ה · you shall hold
    On the seventh day you shall hold a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work.
  20. Numbers 28:26יִהְיֶ֣ה · you are to hold
    On the day of firstfruits, when you present an offering of new grain to the LORD during the Feast of Weeks, you are to hold a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work.
  21. Numbers 28:31יִהְיוּ־ · The animals must be
    Offer them with their drink offerings in addition to the regular burnt offering and its grain offering. The animals must be unblemished.
  22. Numbers 29:1יִהְיֶ֣ה · you are to hold; יִהְיֶ֥ה · This will be
    “On the first day of the seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly, and you must not do any regular work. This will be a day for you to sound the trumpets.
  23. Numbers 29:7יִהְיֶ֣ה · you are to hold
    On the tenth day of this seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly, and you shall humble yourselves; you must not do any work.
  24. Numbers 29:8יִהְי֥וּ · all
    Present as a pleasing aroma to the LORD a burnt offering of one young bull, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all unblemished,
  25. Numbers 29:12יִהְיֶ֣ה · you are to hold
    On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work, and you shall observe a feast to the LORD for seven days.
  26. Numbers 29:13יִהְיֽוּ׃ · all
    As a pleasing aroma to the LORD, you are to present a food offering, a burnt offering of thirteen young bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old, all unblemished,
  27. Numbers 29:35תִּהְיֶ֣ה · you are to hold
    On the eighth day you are to hold a solemn assembly; you must not do any regular work.
  28. Numbers 30:6הָי֤וֹ · a woman marries; תִֽהְיֶה֙
    If a woman marries while under a vow or rash promise by which she has bound herself,
  29. Numbers 31:3וְיִהְיוּ֙ · that they may go
    So Moses told the people, “Arm some of your men for war, that they may go against the Midianites and execute the LORD’s vengeance on them.
  30. Numbers 31:16הָי֨וּ · caused; וַתְּהִ֥י · struck
    “Look, these women caused the sons of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to turn unfaithfully against the LORD at Peor, so that the plague struck the congregation of the LORD.
  31. Numbers 31:32וַיְהִי֙ · [and]
    …and this plunder remained from the spoils the soldiers had taken: 675,000 sheep,
  32. Numbers 31:36וַתְּהִי֙
    This was the half portion for those who had gone to war: 337,500 sheep,
  33. Numbers 31:37וַיְהִ֛י · including
    …including a tribute to the LORD of 675,
  34. Numbers 31:43וַתְּהִ֛י
    …this half belonged to the congregation: 337,500 sheep,
  35. Numbers 31:52וַיְהִ֣י׀
    All the gold that the commanders of thousands and of hundreds presented as an offering to the LORD weighed 16,750 shekels.
  36. Numbers 32:1הָיָ֞ה · who had
    Now the Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, surveyed the lands of Jazer and Gilead, and they saw that the region was suitable for livestock.
  37. Numbers 32:22וִהְיִיתֶ֧ם · and be; וְ֠הָיְתָה · will belong
    …then when the land is subdued before the LORD, you may return and be free of obligation to the LORD and to Israel. And this land will belong to you as a possession before the LORD.
  38. Numbers 32:26יִֽהְיוּ־ · will remain
    Our children, our wives, our livestock, and all our animals will remain here in the cities of Gilead.
  39. Numbers 33:14הָ֨יָה · there was
    They set out from Alush and camped at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink.
  40. Numbers 33:54יִהְיֶ֑ה · will be
    And you are to divide the land by lot according to your clans. Give a larger inheritance to a larger clan and a smaller inheritance to a smaller one. Whatever falls to each one by lot will be his. You will receive an inheritance according to the tribes of your fathers.
  41. Numbers 33:55וְהָיָה֙ · will become
    But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land before you, those you allow to remain will become barbs in your eyes and thorns in your sides; they will harass you in the land where you settle.
  42. Numbers 33:56וְהָיָ֗ה · And then
    And then I will do to you what I had planned to do to them.”
  43. Numbers 34:3וְהָיָ֨ה · will extend; וְהָיָ֤ה · will run
    Your southern border will extend from the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom. On the east, your southern border will run from the end of the Salt Sea,
  44. Numbers 34:4וְהָיָה · and go
    …cross south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continue to Zin, and go south of Kadesh-barnea. Then it will go on to Hazar-addar and proceed to Azmon,