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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. Joshua 17:9וַיְהִ֥י · and ended
    From there the border continued southward to the Brook of Kanah. There were cities belonging to Ephraim among the cities of Manasseh, but the border of Manasseh was on the north side of the brook and ended at the Sea.
  2. Joshua 17:10וַיְהִ֥י · was
    Ephraim’s territory was to the south, and Manasseh’s was to the north, having the Sea as its border and adjoining Asher on the north and Issachar on the east.
  3. Joshua 17:11וַיְהִ֨י · was assigned
    Within Issachar and Asher, Manasseh was assigned Beth-shean, Ibleam, Dor (that is, Naphath), Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo, each with their surrounding settlements.
  4. Joshua 17:13וַֽיְהִ֗י · However
    However, when the Israelites grew stronger, they put the Canaanites to forced labor; but they failed to drive them out completely.
  5. Joshua 17:17יִהְיֶ֥ה · have
    So Joshua said to the house of Joseph—to Ephraim and Manasseh—“You have many people and great strength. You shall not have just one allotment,
  6. Joshua 17:18יִֽהְיֶה־ · will be; וְהָיָ֥ה · will be
    …because the hill country will be yours as well. It is a forest; clear it, and its farthest limits will be yours. Although the Canaanites have iron chariots and although they are strong, you can drive them out.”
  7. Joshua 18:12וַיְהִ֨י · began; וְהָיָה · and came out
    On the north side their border began at the Jordan, went up past the northern slope of Jericho, headed west through the hill country, and came out at the wilderness of Beth-aven.
  8. Joshua 18:14וְהָיָה · and came out
    On the west side the border curved southward from the hill facing Beth-horon on the south and came out at Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a city of the sons of Judah. This was the western side.
  9. Joshua 18:19וְהָיָה · and came out
    The border continued to the northern slope of Beth-hoglah and came out at the northern bay of the Salt Sea, at the mouth of the Jordan. This was the southern border.
  10. Joshua 18:21וְהָי֣וּ · These were
    These were the cities of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin: Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz,
  11. Joshua 19:1וַֽיְהִי֙ · lay
    The second lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Simeon: Their inheritance lay within the territory of Judah
  12. Joshua 19:2וַיְהִ֥י
    …and included Beersheba (or Sheba), Moladah,
  13. Joshua 19:9הָיָ֞ה · was
    The inheritance of the Simeonites was taken from the territory of Judah, because the share for Judah’s descendants was too large for them. So the Simeonites received an inheritance within Judah’s portion.
  14. Joshua 19:10וַיְהִ֛י · stretched
    The third lot came up for the clans of the tribe of Zebulun: The border of their inheritance stretched as far as Sarid.
  15. Joshua 19:14וְהָיוּ֙ · and ended
    Then the border circled around the north side of Neah to Hannathon and ended at the Valley of Iphtah-el.
  16. Joshua 19:18וַיְהִ֖י · included
    Their territory included Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem,
  17. Joshua 19:22וְהָי֛וּ · and ended
    The border reached Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, and ended at the Jordan. There were sixteen cities, along with their villages.
  18. Joshua 19:25וַיְהִ֖י · included
    Their territory included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph,
  19. Joshua 19:29וְיִהְיוּ · and came out
    The border then turned back toward Ramah as far as the fortified city of Tyre, turned toward Hosah, and came out at the Sea in the region of Achzib,
  20. Joshua 19:33וַיְהִ֣י · started; וַיְהִ֥י · and ending
    Their border started at Heleph and the great tree of Zaanannim, passing Adami-nekeb and Jabneel as far as Lakkum and ending at the Jordan.
  21. Joshua 19:41וַיְהִ֖י
    The territory of their inheritance included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh,
  22. Joshua 20:3וְהָי֤וּ · These will be
    …so that anyone who kills another unintentionally or accidentally may flee there. These will be your refuge from the avenger of blood.
  23. Joshua 20:6יִהְיֶ֖ה · serving
    He is to stay in that city until he stands trial before the assembly and until the death of the high priest serving at that time. Then the manslayer may return to his own home in the city from which he fled.”
  24. Joshua 20:9הָיוּ֩ · are
    These are the cities appointed for all the Israelites and foreigners among them, so that anyone who kills a person unintentionally may flee there and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood prior to standing trial before the assembly.
  25. Joshua 21:4וַיְהִ֡י · received
    The first lot came out for the Kohathite clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
  26. Joshua 21:10וַֽיְהִי֙; הָיָ֥ה · fell
    …to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, because the first lot fell to them:
  27. Joshua 21:20וַֽיְהִי֙
    The remaining Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted these cities: From the tribe of Ephraim
  28. Joshua 21:40וַיְהִי֙ · were
    In all, twelve cities were allotted to the clans of Merari, the remaining Levite clans.
  29. Joshua 21:42תִּֽהְיֶ֙ינָה֙ · had
    Each of these cities had its own surrounding pasturelands; this was true for all the cities.
  30. Joshua 22:17וַיְהִ֥י · It even brought
    Was not the sin of Peor enough for us, from which we have not cleansed ourselves to this day? It even brought a plague upon the congregation of the LORD.
  31. Joshua 22:18וְהָיָ֗ה
    And now, would you turn away from the LORD? If you rebel today against the LORD, tomorrow He will be angry with the whole congregation of Israel.
  32. Joshua 22:20הָ֣יָה
    Was not Achan son of Zerah unfaithful regarding what was set apart for destruction, bringing wrath upon the whole congregation of Israel? Yet it was not only Achan who perished because of his sin!’”
  33. Joshua 22:28וְהָיָ֗ה
    Therefore we said, ‘If they ever say this to us or to our descendants, we will answer: Look at the replica of the altar of the LORD that our fathers made, not for burnt offerings or sacrifices, but as a witness between us and you.’
  34. Joshua 23:1וַֽיְהִי֙
    A long time after the LORD had given Israel rest from all the enemies around them, when Joshua was old and well along in years,
  35. Joshua 23:13וְהָי֨וּ · Instead, they will become
    …know for sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become for you a snare and a trap, a scourge in your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land that the LORD your God has given you.
  36. Joshua 23:15וְהָיָ֗ה
    But just as every good thing the LORD your God promised you has come to pass, likewise the LORD will bring upon you the calamity He has threatened, until He has destroyed you from this good land He has given you.
  37. Joshua 24:27תִּֽהְיֶה־ · It will be; וְהָיְתָ֤ה · and it will be
    And Joshua said to all the people, “You see this stone. It will be a witness against us, for it has heard all the words the LORD has spoken to us, and it will be a witness against you if you ever deny your God.”
  38. Joshua 24:29וַיְהִ֗י
    Some time later, Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of 110.
  39. Joshua 24:32וַיִּֽהְי֥וּ · So it became
    And the bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought up out of Egypt, were buried at Shechem in the plot of land that Jacob had purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver. So it became an inheritance for Joseph’s descendants.
  40. Judges 1:1וַיְהִ֗י
    After the death of Joshua, the Israelites inquired of the LORD, “Who will be the first to go up and fight for us against the Canaanites?”
  41. Judges 1:7הָי֤וּ
    Then Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have gathered the scraps under my table. As I have done to them, so God has repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, where he died.
  42. Judges 1:14וַיְהִ֣י · One day
    One day Acsah came to Othniel and urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you desire?”
  43. Judges 1:19וַיְהִ֤י · was
    The LORD was with Judah, and they took possession of the hill country; but they could not drive out the inhabitants of the plains because they had chariots of iron.
  44. Judges 1:28וַֽיְהִי֙
    When Israel became stronger, they pressed the Canaanites into forced labor, but they never drove them out completely.
  45. Judges 1:30וַיִּֽהְי֖וּ · and served
    Zebulun failed to drive out the inhabitants of Kitron and Nahalol; so the Canaanites lived among them and served as forced laborers.