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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. Deuteronomy 20:11וְהָיָ֞ה; יִהְי֥וּ · will become
    If they accept your offer of peace and open their gates, all the people there will become forced laborers to serve you.
  2. Deuteronomy 20:14יִהְיֶ֥ה · else is
    But the women, children, livestock, and whatever else is in the city—all its spoil—you may take as plunder, and you shall use the spoil of your enemies that the LORD your God gives you.
  3. Deuteronomy 21:3וְהָיָ֣ה · Then
    Then the elders of the city nearest the victim shall take a heifer that has never been yoked or used for work,
  4. Deuteronomy 21:5יִהְיֶ֖ה
    And the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to serve Him and pronounce blessings in His name and to give a ruling in every dispute and case of assault.
  5. Deuteronomy 21:13וְהָיְתָ֥ה · and she shall be
    …and put aside the clothing of her captivity. After she has lived in your house a full month and mourned her father and mother, you may have relations with her and be her husband, and she shall be your wife.
  6. Deuteronomy 21:14וְהָיָ֞ה · And
    And if you are not pleased with her, you are to let her go wherever she wishes. But you must not sell her for money or treat her as a slave, since you have dishonored her.
  7. Deuteronomy 21:15תִהְיֶ֨יןָ · has; וְהָיָ֛ה · wife has
    If a man has two wives, one beloved and the other unloved, and both bear him sons, but the unloved wife has the firstborn son,
  8. Deuteronomy 21:16וְהָיָ֗ה; יִהְיֶ֖ה
    …when that man assigns his inheritance to his sons he must not appoint the son of the beloved wife as the firstborn over the son of the unloved wife.
  9. Deuteronomy 21:18יִהְיֶ֣ה · has
    If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father and mother and does not listen to them when disciplined,
  10. Deuteronomy 21:22יִהְיֶ֣ה · has committed
    If a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is executed, and you hang his body on a tree,
  11. Deuteronomy 22:2וְהָיָ֣ה · to remain
    If your brother does not live near you, or if you do not know who he is, you are to take the animal home to remain with you until your brother comes seeking it; then you can return it to him.
  12. Deuteronomy 22:5יִהְיֶ֤ה · wear
    A woman must not wear men’s clothing, and a man must not wear women’s clothing, for whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD your God.
  13. Deuteronomy 22:19תִהְיֶ֣ה · And she shall remain
    They are also to fine him a hundred shekels of silver and give them to the young woman’s father, because this man has given a virgin of Israel a bad name. And she shall remain his wife; he must not divorce her as long as he lives.
  14. Deuteronomy 22:20הָיָ֔ה · is
    If, however, this accusation is true, and no proof of the young woman’s virginity can be found,
  15. Deuteronomy 22:23יִהְיֶה֙ · there is
    If there is a virgin pledged in marriage to a man, and another man encounters her in the city and sleeps with her,
  16. Deuteronomy 22:29תִהְיֶ֣ה · she must become
    …then the man who lay with her must pay the young woman’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she must become his wife because he has violated her. He must not divorce her as long as he lives.
  17. Deuteronomy 23:7הָיִ֥יתָ · you lived
    Do not despise an Edomite, for he is your brother. Do not despise an Egyptian, because you lived as a foreigner in his land.
  18. Deuteronomy 23:10יִהְיֶ֤ה; יִהְיֶ֥ה · becomes
    If any man among you becomes unclean because of a nocturnal emission, he must leave the camp and stay outside.
  19. Deuteronomy 23:11וְהָיָ֥ה
    When evening approaches, he must wash with water, and when the sun sets he may return to the camp.
  20. Deuteronomy 23:12תִּהְיֶ֣ה · You must have
    You must have a place outside the camp to go and relieve yourself.
  21. Deuteronomy 23:13תִּהְיֶ֥ה · And you must have; וְהָיָה֙ · so that
    And you must have a digging tool in your equipment so that when you relieve yourself you can dig a hole and cover up your excrement.
  22. Deuteronomy 23:14וְהָיָ֥ה · must be
    For the LORD your God walks throughout your camp to protect you and deliver your enemies to you. Your camp must be holy, lest He see anything unclean among you and turn away from you.
  23. Deuteronomy 23:17תִהְיֶ֥ה · is to be; יִהְיֶ֥ה
    No daughter or son of Israel is to be a shrine prostitute.
  24. Deuteronomy 23:21וְהָיָ֥ה · and you will be
    If you make a vow to the LORD your God, do not be slow to keep it, because He will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin.
  25. Deuteronomy 23:22יִהְיֶ֥ה · be
    But if you refrain from making a vow, you will not be guilty of sin.
  26. Deuteronomy 24:1וְהָיָ֞ה
    If a man marries a woman, but she becomes displeasing to him because he finds some indecency in her, he may write her a certificate of divorce, hand it to her, and send her away from his house.
  27. Deuteronomy 24:2וְהָיְתָ֥ה · and becomes
    If, after leaving his house, she goes and becomes another man’s wife,
  28. Deuteronomy 24:4לִהְי֧וֹת
    …then the husband who divorced her first may not remarry her after she has been defiled, for that is an abomination to the LORD. You must not bring sin upon the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.
  29. Deuteronomy 24:5יִהְיֶ֤ה · he is
    If a man is newly married, he must not be sent to war or be pressed into any duty. For one year he is free to stay at home and bring joy to the wife he has married.
  30. Deuteronomy 24:13תִּהְיֶ֣ה · and this will be
    …be sure to return it to him by sunset, so that he may sleep in his own cloak and bless you, and this will be credited to you as righteousness before the LORD your God.
  31. Deuteronomy 24:15וְהָיָ֥ה
    You are to pay his wages each day before sunset, because he is poor and depends on them. Otherwise he may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.
  32. Deuteronomy 24:18הָיִ֙יתָ֙ · you were
    Remember that you were slaves in Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you from that place. Therefore I am commanding you to do this.
  33. Deuteronomy 24:19יִהְיֶ֑ה · It is
    If you are harvesting in your field and forget a sheaf there, do not go back to get it. It is to be left for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.
  34. Deuteronomy 24:20יִהְיֶֽה׃ס · What remains will be
    When you beat the olives from your trees, you must not go over the branches again. What remains will be for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow.
  35. Deuteronomy 24:21יִהְיֶֽה׃ · What remains will be
    When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you must not go over the vines again. What remains will be for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow.
  36. Deuteronomy 24:22הָיִ֖יתָ · you were
    Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt. Therefore I am commanding you to do this.
  37. Deuteronomy 25:1יִהְיֶ֥ה · there is
    If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court to be judged, so that the innocent may be acquitted and the guilty condemned.
  38. Deuteronomy 25:2וְהָיָ֛ה
    If the guilty man deserves to be beaten, the judge shall have him lie down and be flogged in his presence with the number of lashes his crime warrants.
  39. Deuteronomy 25:5תִהְיֶ֧ה · marry
    When brothers dwell together and one of them dies without a son, the widow must not marry outside the family. Her husband’s brother is to take her as his wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law for her.
  40. Deuteronomy 25:6וְהָיָ֗ה
    The first son she bears will carry on the name of the dead brother, so that his name will not be blotted out from Israel.
  41. Deuteronomy 25:13יִהְיֶ֥ה · have
    You shall not have two differing weights in your bag, one heavy and one light.
  42. Deuteronomy 25:14יִהְיֶ֥ה · have
    You shall not have two differing measures in your house, one large and one small.
  43. Deuteronomy 25:15יִֽהְיֶה־ · You must maintain; יִֽהְיֶה־
    You must maintain accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.