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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. Job 8:7וְהָיָ֣ה · were
    Though your beginnings were modest, your latter days will flourish.
  2. Job 10:19הָיִ֣יתִי · come; אֶהְיֶ֑ה · to be
    If only I had never come to be, but had been carried from the womb to the grave.
  3. Job 11:4הָיִ֥יתִי · and I am
    You have said, ‘My doctrine is sound, and I am pure in Your sight.’
  4. Job 11:15וְהָיִ֥יתָ · you will
    …then indeed you will lift up your face without blemish; you will stand firm and unafraid.
  5. Job 11:17תִּהְיֶֽה׃ · will be
    Your life will be brighter than noonday; its darkness will be like the morning.
  6. Job 12:4אֶֽהְיֶ֗ה · I am
    I am a laughingstock to my friends, though I called on God, and He answered. The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock.
  7. Job 13:5וּתְהִ֖י · for that would be
    If only you would remain silent; for that would be your wisdom!
  8. Job 15:31תִּהְיֶ֥ה · will be
    Let him not deceive himself with trust in emptiness, for emptiness will be his reward.
  9. Job 16:8הָיָ֑ה · [and] it has become
    You have bound me, and it has become a witness; my frailty rises up and testifies against me.
  10. Job 16:12הָיִ֨יתִי׀ · I was
    I was at ease, but He shattered me; He seized me by the neck and crushed me. He has set me up as His target;
  11. Job 16:18יְהִ֥י · be
    O earth, do not cover my blood; may my cry for help never be laid to rest.
  12. Job 17:6אֶֽהְיֶֽה׃ · [a man]
    He has made me a byword among the people, a man in whose face they spit.
  13. Job 18:12יְהִי־ · is
    His strength is depleted, and calamity is ready at his side.
  14. Job 19:15הָיִ֥יתִי · I am
    My guests and maidservants count me as a stranger; I am a foreigner in their sight.
  15. Job 20:23יְהִ֤י׀ · When he
    When he has filled his stomach, God will vent His fury upon him, raining it down on him as he eats.
  16. Job 21:2וּתְהִי־ · be
    “Listen carefully to my words; let this be your consolation to me.
  17. Job 21:18יִהְי֗וּ · Are
    Are they like straw before the wind, like chaff swept away by a storm?
  18. Job 22:25וְהָיָ֣ה · will be
    …then the Almighty will be your gold and the finest silver for you.
  19. Job 24:13הָיוּ֮ · are
    Then there are those who rebel against the light, not knowing its ways or staying on its paths.
  20. Job 24:14יְהִ֣י · he is
    When daylight is gone, the murderer rises to kill the poor and needy; in the night he is like a thief.
  21. Job 27:7יְהִ֣י · be
    May my enemy be like the wicked and my opponent like the unjust.
  22. Job 29:4הָ֭יִיתִי · I was
    …when I was in my prime, when the friendship of God rested on my tent,
  23. Job 29:15הָ֭יִיתִי · I [served as]
    I served as eyes to the blind and as feet to the lame.
  24. Job 30:9הָיִ֑יתִי; וָאֱהִ֖י · I have become
    And now they mock me in song; I have become a byword among them.
  25. Job 30:29הָיִ֣יתִי · I have become
    I have become a brother of jackals, a companion of ostriches.
  26. Job 30:31וַיְהִ֣י · is tuned
    My harp is tuned to mourning and my flute to the sound of weeping.
  27. Job 38:4הָ֭יִיתָ · were you
    Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding.
  28. Job 42:7וַיְהִ֗י
    After the LORD had spoken these words to Job, He said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is kindled against you and your two friends. For you have not spoken about Me accurately, as My servant Job has.
  29. Job 42:12וַֽיְהִי־ · He owned
    So the LORD blessed Job’s latter days more than his first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.
  30. Job 42:13וַֽיְהִי־ · And he also had
    And he also had seven sons and three daughters.
  31. Psalm 1:3וְֽהָיָ֗ה · He is
    He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.
  32. Psalm 9:9וִ֘יהִ֤י · is
    The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
  33. Psalm 10:14הָיִ֬יתָ · are
    But You have regarded trouble and grief; You see to repay it by Your hand. The victim entrusts himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.
  34. Psalm 18:18וַֽיְהִי־ · was
    They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support.
  35. Psalm 18:23וָאֱהִ֣י · And I
    And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.
  36. Psalm 19:14יִֽהְי֥וּ · be
    May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
  37. Psalm 22:14הָיָ֣ה · is
    I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.
  38. Psalm 27:9הָיִ֑יתָ · You have been
    Hide not Your face from me, nor turn away Your servant in anger. You have been my helper; do not leave me or forsake me, O God of my salvation.
  39. Psalm 30:7הָיִ֥יתִי · I was
    O LORD, You favored me; You made my mountain stand strong. When You hid Your face, I was dismayed.
  40. Psalm 30:10הֱ‍ֽיֵה־ · be
    Hear me, O LORD, and have mercy; O LORD, be my helper.”
  41. Psalm 31:2הֱיֵ֤ה · Be
    Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance.
  42. Psalm 31:11הָיִ֪יתִי · I am
    Among all my enemies I am a disgrace, and among my neighbors even more. I am dreaded by my friends—they flee when they see me on the street.
  43. Psalm 31:12הָ֝יִ֗יתִי · I am
    I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind. I am like a broken vessel.
  44. Psalm 32:9תִּֽהְי֤וּ׀ · be
    Do not be like the horse or mule, which have no understanding; they must be controlled with bit and bridle to make them come to you.
  45. Psalm 33:9וַיֶּ֑הִי · and it came to be
    For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.
  46. Psalm 33:22יְהִֽי־ · rest
    May Your loving devotion rest on us, O LORD, as we put our hope in You.
  47. Psalm 35:5יִֽהְי֗וּ · May they be
    May they be like chaff in the wind, as the angel of the LORD drives them away.
  48. Psalm 35:6יְֽהִי־ · be
    May their path be dark and slick, as the angel of the LORD pursues.