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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. 2 Samuel 23:11וַתְּהִי־
    And after him was Shammah son of Agee the Hararite. When the Philistines had banded together near a field full of lentils, Israel’s troops fled from them.
  2. 2 Samuel 23:19וַיְהִ֥י · And he became
    Was he not more honored than the Three? And he became their commander, even though he was not included among the Three.
  3. 2 Samuel 24:9וַתְּהִ֣י · there were
    And Joab reported to the king the total number of the troops. In Israel there were 800,000 men of valor who drew the sword, and in Judah there were 500,000.
  4. 2 Samuel 24:11הָיָה֙ · had come
    When David got up in the morning, the word of the LORD had come to Gad the prophet, David’s seer:
  5. 2 Samuel 24:13הֱ֠יוֹת · of
    So Gad went and said to David, “Do you choose to endure three years of famine in your land, three months of fleeing the pursuit of your enemies, or three days of plague upon your land? Now then, think it over and decide how I should reply to Him who sent me.”
  6. 2 Samuel 24:16הָיָ֔ה · was
    But when the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the LORD relented from the calamity and said to the angel who was destroying the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand now!” At that time the angel of the LORD was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
  7. 2 Samuel 24:17תְּהִ֨י · fall upon
    When David saw the angel striking down the people, he said to the LORD, “Surely I, the shepherd, have sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? Please, let Your hand fall upon me and my father’s house.”
  8. 1 Kings 1:2וּתְהִי־ · and
    So his servants said to him, “Let us search for a young virgin for our lord the king, to attend to him and care for him and lie by his side to keep him warm.”
  9. 1 Kings 1:4וַתְּהִ֨י · she
    The girl was unsurpassed in beauty; she cared for the king and served him, but he had no relations with her.
  10. 1 Kings 1:7וַיִּהְי֣וּ · So [Adonijah]
    So Adonijah conferred with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, who supported him.
  11. 1 Kings 1:8הָי֖וּ
    But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David’s mighty men would not join Adonijah.
  12. 1 Kings 1:21וְהָיָ֕ה · will be counted; וְהָיִ֗יתִי
    Otherwise, when my lord the king rests with his fathers, I and my son Solomon will be counted as criminals.”
  13. 1 Kings 1:27נִהְיָ֖ה · happen
    Has my lord the king let this happen without informing your servant who should sit on the throne after my lord the king?”
  14. 1 Kings 1:35לִֽהְי֣וֹת
    Then you shall go up with him, and he is to come and sit on my throne and reign in my place. For I have appointed him ruler over Israel and Judah.”
  15. 1 Kings 1:37הָיָ֤ה · was; יְהִי · may He be
    Just as the LORD was with my lord the king, so may He be with Solomon and make his throne even greater than that of my lord King David.”
  16. 1 Kings 1:52יִהְיֶ֣ה · he is
    And Solomon replied, “If he is a man of character, not a single hair of his will fall to the ground. But if evil is found in him, he will die.”
  17. 1 Kings 2:2וְהָיִ֥יתָֽ · and prove yourself
    “I am about to go the way of all the earth. So be strong and prove yourself a man.
  18. 1 Kings 2:7וְהָי֖וּ · and let them be
    But show loving devotion to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table, because they stood by me when I fled from your brother Absalom.
  19. 1 Kings 2:15הָיְתָ֣ה · was mine; וַתְּהִ֣י; הָ֥יְתָה · it has come
    “You know that the kingship was mine,” he said. “All Israel expected that I should reign, but the kingship has turned to my brother, for it has come to him from the LORD.
  20. 1 Kings 2:27מִהְי֥וֹת · from
    So Solomon banished Abiathar from the priesthood of the LORD and thus fulfilled the word that the LORD had spoken at Shiloh against the house of Eli.
  21. 1 Kings 2:33יִהְיֶ֥ה · there shall be
    Their blood will come back upon the heads of Joab and his descendants forever; but for David, his descendants, his house, and his throne, there shall be peace from the LORD forever.”
  22. 1 Kings 2:37וְהָיָ֣ה׀; יִהְיֶ֥ה · will be
    On the day you go out and cross the Kidron Valley, know for sure that you will die; your blood will be on your own head.”
  23. 1 Kings 2:39וַיְהִ֗י · however
    After three years, however, two of Shimei’s slaves ran away to Achish son of Maacah, king of Gath. And Shimei was told, “Look, your slaves are in Gath.”
  24. 1 Kings 2:45יִהְיֶ֥ה · will remain
    But King Solomon will be blessed and David’s throne will remain secure before the LORD forever.”
  25. 1 Kings 3:12הָיָ֣ה · have been
    …behold, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been another like you, nor will there ever be.
  26. 1 Kings 3:13הָיָ֨ה · will be
    Moreover, I will give you what you did not request—both riches and honor—so that during all your days no man in any kingdom will be your equal.
  27. 1 Kings 3:18וַיְהִ֞י
    On the third day after I gave birth, this woman also had a baby. We were alone, with no one in the house but the two of us.
  28. 1 Kings 3:21הָיָ֥ה · that he was
    The next morning, when I got up to nurse my son, I discovered he was dead. But when I examined him, I realized that he was not the son I had borne.”
  29. 1 Kings 3:26יִהְיֶ֖ה · He will be
    Then the woman whose son was alive spoke to the king because she yearned with compassion for her son. “Please, my lord,” she said, “give her the living baby. Do not kill him!” But the other woman said, “He will be neither mine nor yours. Cut him in two!”
  30. 1 Kings 4:1וַֽיְהִי֙
    So King Solomon ruled over Israel,
  31. 1 Kings 4:7יִהְיֶ֥ה
    Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel to provide food for the king and his household. Each one would arrange provisions for one month of the year,
  32. 1 Kings 4:11הָ֥יְתָה · was
    Ben-abinadab in Naphath-dor (Taphath, a daughter of Solomon, was his wife);
  33. 1 Kings 4:21הָיָ֤ה
    And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.
  34. 1 Kings 4:22וַיְהִ֥י · were
    Solomon’s provisions for a single day were thirty cors of fine flour, sixty cors of meal,
  35. 1 Kings 4:24הָ֥יָה · and he had
    For Solomon had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates—over all the kingdoms from Tiphsah to Gaza—and he had peace on all sides.
  36. 1 Kings 4:26וַיְהִ֣י · had
    Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses.
  37. 1 Kings 4:28יִֽהְיֶה־
    Each one also brought to the required place their quotas of barley and straw for the chariot horses and other horses.
  38. 1 Kings 4:31וַיְהִֽי־ · spread
    He was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and wiser than Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread throughout the surrounding nations.
  39. 1 Kings 4:32וַיְהִ֥י · numbered
    Solomon composed three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered a thousand and five.
  40. 1 Kings 5:1הָיָ֥ה · been
    Now when Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king in his father’s place, he sent envoys to Solomon; for Hiram had always been a friend of David.
  41. 1 Kings 5:6יִהְי֣וּ · will be
    Now therefore, order that cedars of Lebanon be cut down for me. My servants will be with your servants, and I will pay your servants whatever wages you set, for you know that there are none among us as skilled in logging as the Sidonians.”
  42. 1 Kings 5:7וַיְהִ֞י
    When Hiram received Solomon’s message, he rejoiced greatly and said, “Blessed be the LORD this day! He has given David a wise son over this great people!”
  43. 1 Kings 5:10וַיְהִ֨י · So
    So Hiram provided Solomon with all the cedar and cypress timber he wanted,
  44. 1 Kings 5:12וַיְהִ֣י · There was
    And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as He had promised him. There was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty.
  45. 1 Kings 5:13וַיְהִ֣י
    Then King Solomon conscripted a labor force of 30,000 men from all Israel.