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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. 1 Samuel 13:22וְהָיָה֙ · So
    So on the day of battle not a sword or spear could be found in the hands of the troops with Saul and Jonathan; only Saul and his son Jonathan had weapons.
  2. 1 Samuel 14:1וַיְהִ֣י
    One day Jonathan son of Saul said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the Philistine outpost on the other side.” But Jonathan did not tell his father.
  3. 1 Samuel 14:14וַתְּהִ֞י
    In that first assault, Jonathan and his armor-bearer struck down about twenty men in about half an acre of land.
  4. 1 Samuel 14:15וַתְּהִי֩ · struck [the Philistines]; וַתְּהִ֖י · spread
    Then panic struck the Philistines in the camp, in the field, and among all the people. Even those in the outposts and raiding parties trembled. Indeed, the earth quaked, and panic spread from God.
  5. 1 Samuel 14:18הָיָ֞ה · was
    Then Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring the ark of God.” (For at that time it was with the Israelites.)
  6. 1 Samuel 14:19וַיְהִ֗י
    While Saul was talking to the priest, the commotion in the Philistine camp continued to increase. So Saul said to the priest, “Withdraw your hand.”
  7. 1 Samuel 14:20הָיְתָ֜ה · wielding
    Then Saul and all his troops assembled and marched to the battle, and they found the Philistines in total confusion, with each man wielding the sword against his neighbor.
  8. 1 Samuel 14:21הָי֤וּ; לִֽהְיוֹת֙
    And the Hebrews who had previously gone up into the surrounding camps to join the Philistines now went over to the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan.
  9. 1 Samuel 14:25וַיְהִ֥י · and there was
    Then all the troops entered the forest, and there was honey on the ground.
  10. 1 Samuel 14:38הָֽיְתָ֛ה · has occurred
    Therefore Saul said, “Come here, all you leaders of the troops, and let us investigate how this sin has occurred today.
  11. 1 Samuel 14:40תִּֽהְיוּ֙ · stand; נִהְיֶ֖ה · will stand
    Then Saul said to all Israel, “You stand on one side, and I and my son Jonathan will stand on the other side.” “Do what seems good to you,” the troops replied.
  12. 1 Samuel 14:49וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙ · were
    Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malchishua. His two daughters were named Merab (his firstborn) and Michal (his younger daughter).
  13. 1 Samuel 14:52וַתְּהִ֤י · was
    And the war with the Philistines was fierce for all the days of Saul. So whenever he noticed any strong or brave man, Saul would enlist him.
  14. 1 Samuel 15:10וַֽיְהִי֙ · came
    Then the word of the LORD came to Samuel, saying,
  15. 1 Samuel 15:26מִהְי֥וֹת · as
    “I will not return with you,” Samuel replied. “For you have rejected the word of the LORD, and He has rejected you as king over Israel.”
  16. 1 Samuel 16:6וַיְהִ֣י
    When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and said, “Surely here before the LORD is His anointed.”
  17. 1 Samuel 16:16וְהָיָ֗ה; בִּֽהְי֨וֹת · Whenever
    Let our lord command your servants here to seek out someone who can skillfully play the harp. Whenever the spirit of distress from God is upon you, he is to play it, and you will be well.”
  18. 1 Samuel 16:21וַֽיְהִי־ · and David became
    When David came to Saul and entered his service, Saul loved him very much, and David became his armor-bearer.
  19. 1 Samuel 16:23וְהָיָ֗ה · And whenever; בִּֽהְי֤וֹת · came
    And whenever the spirit from God came upon Saul, David would pick up his harp and play. Then Saul would find relief and feel better, and the spirit of distress would depart from him.
  20. 1 Samuel 17:9וְהָיִ֥ינוּ · then we will be; וִהְיִ֤יתֶם · then you shall be
    If he is able to fight me and kill me, then we will be your servants. But if I prevail against him and kill him, then you shall be our servants and work for us.”
  21. 1 Samuel 17:25וְֽ֠הָיָה
    Now the men of Israel had been saying, “Do you see how this man keeps coming out to defy Israel? To the man who kills him the king will give great riches. And he will give him his daughter in marriage and exempt his father’s house from taxation in Israel.”
  22. 1 Samuel 17:34הָיָ֧ה
    David replied, “Your servant has been tending his father’s sheep, and whenever a lion or a bear came and carried off a lamb from the flock,
  23. 1 Samuel 17:36וְֽ֠הָיָה · will be
    Your servant has killed lions and bears; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.”
  24. 1 Samuel 17:37יִהְיֶ֥ה · be
    David added, “The LORD, who delivered me from the claws of the lion and the bear, will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” “Go,” said Saul, “and may the LORD be with you.”
  25. 1 Samuel 17:42הָיָ֣ה · he was
    When the Philistine looked and saw David, he despised him because he was just a boy, ruddy and handsome.
  26. 1 Samuel 17:48וְהָיָה֙
    As the Philistine started forward to attack him, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet him.
  27. 1 Samuel 18:1וַיְהִ֗י · After
    After David had finished speaking with Saul, the souls of Jonathan and David were knit together, and Jonathan loved him as himself.
  28. 1 Samuel 18:6וַיְהִ֣י · As the troops
    As the troops were returning home after David had killed the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with joyful songs, and with tambourines and other instruments.
  29. 1 Samuel 18:9וַיְהִ֥י · And
    And from that day forward Saul kept a jealous eye on David.
  30. 1 Samuel 18:10וַיְהִ֣י
    The next day a spirit of distress sent from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied inside the house while David played the harp as usual. Now Saul was holding a spear,
  31. 1 Samuel 18:12הָיָ֤ה · was
    So Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with David but had departed from Saul.
  32. 1 Samuel 18:14וַיְהִ֥י · and he continued
    …and he continued to prosper in all his ways, because the LORD was with him.
  33. 1 Samuel 18:17הֱיֵה־ · be; תְּהִ֤י · I need not raise; וּתְהִי־ · be
    Then Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you in marriage. Only be valiant for me and fight the LORD’s battles.” But Saul was thinking, “I need not raise my hand against him; let the hand of the Philistines be against him.”
  34. 1 Samuel 18:18אֶהְיֶ֥ה · I should become
    And David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my family or my father’s clan in Israel, that I should become the son-in-law of the king?”
  35. 1 Samuel 18:19וַיְהִ֗י · So when it was
    So when it was time to give Saul’s daughter Merab to David, she was given in marriage to Adriel of Meholah.
  36. 1 Samuel 18:21וּתְהִי־ · so that she may be; וּתְהִי־ · may be
    “I will give her to David,” Saul thought, “so that she may be a snare to him, and the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David, “For a second time now you can be my son-in-law.”
  37. 1 Samuel 18:29וַיְהִ֥י · was
    …he grew even more afraid of David. So from then on Saul was David’s enemy.
  38. 1 Samuel 18:30וַיְהִ֣י׀
    Every time the Philistine commanders came out for battle, David was more successful than all of Saul’s officers, so that his name was highly esteemed.
  39. 1 Samuel 19:7וַיְהִ֥י · and [David]
    So Jonathan summoned David and told him all these things. Then Jonathan brought David to Saul, and David was with Saul as before.
  40. 1 Samuel 19:8לִֽהְי֑וֹת · broke out
    When war broke out again, David went out and fought the Philistines and struck them with such a mighty blow that they fled before him.
  41. 1 Samuel 19:9וַתְּהִי֩ · came
    But as Saul was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, a spirit of distress from the LORD came upon him. While David was playing the harp,