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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 29:8הָיִ֣יתִי · I came
    “But what have I done?” David replied. “What have you found against your servant, from the day I came to you until today, to keep me from going along to fight against the enemies of my lord the king?”
  2. 1 Samuel 30:1וַיְהִ֞י
    On the third day David and his men arrived in Ziklag, and the Amalekites had raided the Negev, attacked Ziklag, and burned it down.
  3. 1 Samuel 30:25וַיְהִ֕י · And so it has been
    And so it has been from that day forward. David established this statute and ordinance for Israel to this very day.
  4. 1 Samuel 31:8וַֽיְהִי֙
    The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
  5. 2 Samuel 1:1וַיְהִ֗י
    After the death of Saul, David returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites and stayed in Ziklag two days.
  6. 2 Samuel 1:2וַיְהִ֣י׀; וַיְהִי֙
    On the third day a man with torn clothes and dust on his head arrived from Saul’s camp. When he came to David, he fell to the ground to pay him homage.
  7. 2 Samuel 1:4הָיָ֥ה · was the outcome
    “What was the outcome?” David asked. “Please tell me.” “The troops fled from the battle,” he replied. “Many of them fell and died. And Saul and his son Jonathan are also dead.”
  8. 2 Samuel 2:1וַיְהִ֣י
    Some time later, David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” “Go up,” the LORD answered. Then David asked, “Where should I go?” “To Hebron,” replied the LORD.
  9. 2 Samuel 2:7וִֽהְיוּ֙
    Now then, be strong and courageous, for though Saul your lord is dead, the house of Judah has anointed me as their king.”
  10. 2 Samuel 2:10הָי֖וּ · followed
    Saul’s son Ish-bosheth was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned for two years. The house of Judah, however, followed David.
  11. 2 Samuel 2:11וַֽיְהִי֙ · was; הָיָ֨ה
    And the length of time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
  12. 2 Samuel 2:17וַתְּהִ֧י · was
    The battle that day was intense, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by the servants of David.
  13. 2 Samuel 2:18וַיִּֽהְיוּ־ · were
    The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was fleet of foot like a wild gazelle,
  14. 2 Samuel 2:23וַיְהִ֡י
    But Asahel refused to turn away. So Abner thrust the butt of his spear into his stomach, and it came out his back, and he fell dead on the spot. And every man paused when he came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died.
  15. 2 Samuel 2:25וַיִּהְי֖וּ · formed
    The Benjamites rallied to Abner, formed a single unit, and took their stand atop a hill.
  16. 2 Samuel 2:26תִהְיֶ֖ה
    Then Abner called out to Joab: “Must the sword devour forever? Do you not realize that this will only end in bitterness? How long before you tell the troops to stop pursuing their brothers?”
  17. 2 Samuel 3:1וַתְּהִ֤י · was
    Now the war between the house of Saul and the house of David was protracted. And David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.
  18. 2 Samuel 3:2וַיְהִ֤י · was
    And sons were born to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam of Jezreel;
  19. 2 Samuel 3:6וַיְהִ֗י · During; בִּֽהְיוֹת֙; הָיָ֥ה
    During the war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner had continued to strengthen his position in the house of Saul.
  20. 2 Samuel 3:17הָיָ֔ה; הֱיִיתֶ֞ם
    Now Abner conferred with the elders of Israel and said, “In the past you sought David as your king.
  21. 2 Samuel 3:37הָיְתָה֙ · part
    So on that day all the troops and all Israel were convinced that the king had no part in the murder of Abner son of Ner.
  22. 2 Samuel 4:2הָי֪וּ
    Saul’s son had two men who were leaders of raiding parties. One was named Baanah and the other Rechab; they were sons of Rimmon the Beerothite of the tribe of Benjamin—Beeroth is considered part of Benjamin,
  23. 2 Samuel 4:3וַֽיִּהְיוּ־ · and have lived
    …because the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and have lived there as foreigners to this day.
  24. 2 Samuel 4:4הָיָ֡ה · He was; וַיְהִ֞י
    And Jonathan son of Saul had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the report about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she was hurrying to escape, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.
  25. 2 Samuel 4:10הָיָ֤ה · was
    …when someone told me, ‘Look, Saul is dead,’ and thought he was a bearer of good news, I seized him and put him to death at Ziklag. That was his reward for his news!
  26. 2 Samuel 5:2בִּהְי֨וֹת · was; הָיִיתָה · were the one; תִּהְיֶ֥ה · will be
    Even in times past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And to you the LORD said, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over them.’”
  27. 2 Samuel 5:24וִ֠יהִי · As soon as
    As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move quickly, because this will mean that the LORD has gone out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”
  28. 2 Samuel 6:13וַיְהִ֗י
    When those carrying the ark of the LORD had advanced six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened calf.
  29. 2 Samuel 6:16וְהָיָה֙
    As the ark of the LORD was entering the City of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked down from a window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD, and she despised him in her heart.
  30. 2 Samuel 6:22וְהָיִ֥יתִי
    …and I will humiliate and humble myself even more than this. Yet I will be honored by the maidservants of whom you have spoken.”
  31. 2 Samuel 6:23הָ֥יָה · had
    And Michal the daughter of Saul had no children to the day of her death.
  32. 2 Samuel 7:1וַיְהִ֕י · After
    After the king had settled into his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him,
  33. 2 Samuel 7:4וַיְהִ֖י · came; וַֽיְהִי֙
    But that night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying,
  34. 2 Samuel 7:6וָאֶֽהְיֶה֙ · but I have
    For I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought the Israelites up out of Egypt until this day, but I have moved about with a tent as My dwelling.
  35. 2 Samuel 7:8לִֽהְי֣וֹת · to be
    Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.
  36. 2 Samuel 7:9וָאֶהְיֶ֣ה · I have been
    I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make for you a name like that of the greatest in the land.
  37. 2 Samuel 7:14אֶהְיֶה־ · will be; יִהְיֶה־ · will be
    I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.
  38. 2 Samuel 7:16יִהְיֶ֥ה · will be
    Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever.”
  39. 2 Samuel 7:24הָיִ֥יתָ · have become
    For You have established Your people Israel as Your very own forever, and You, O LORD, have become their God.
  40. 2 Samuel 7:26יִהְיֶ֥ה · will be
    …so that Your name will be magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD of Hosts is God over Israel.’ And the house of Your servant David will be established before You.