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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. Genesis 31:40הָיִ֧יתִי · As it was
    As it was, the heat consumed me by day and the frost by night, and sleep fled from my eyes.
  2. Genesis 31:42הָ֣יָה · been
    If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, surely by now you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my affliction and the toil of my hands, and last night He rendered judgment.”
  3. Genesis 31:44וְהָיָ֥ה · and let it serve as
    Come now, let us make a covenant, you and I, and let it serve as a witness between you and me.”
  4. Genesis 32:5וַֽיְהִי־ · I have
    I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, menservants, and maidservants. I have sent this message to inform my master, so that I may find favor in your sight.’”
  5. Genesis 32:8וְהָיָ֛ה · then
    He thought, “If Esau comes and attacks one camp, then the other camp can escape.”
  6. Genesis 32:10הָיִ֖יתִי · I have become
    I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness You have shown Your servant. Indeed, with only my staff I came across the Jordan, but now I have become two camps.
  7. Genesis 33:9יְהִ֥י · Keep
    “I already have plenty, my brother,” Esau replied. “Keep what belongs to you.”
  8. Genesis 34:5הָי֥וּ · were
    Jacob heard that Shechem had defiled his daughter Dinah, but since his sons were with his livestock in the field, he remained silent about it until they returned.
  9. Genesis 34:10תִּהְיֶ֣ה · {will} be
    You may settle among us, and the land will be open to you. Live here, move about freely, and acquire your own property.”
  10. Genesis 34:15תִּהְי֣וּ · that you become
    We will consent to this on one condition, that you become circumcised like us—every one of your males.
  11. Genesis 34:16וְהָיִ֖ינוּ · and become
    Then we will give you our daughters and take your daughters for ourselves. We will dwell among you and become one people.
  12. Genesis 34:22לִהְי֖וֹת · and be
    But only on this condition will the men agree to dwell with us and be one people: if all our men are circumcised as they are.
  13. Genesis 34:25וַיְהִי֩ · they were; בִּֽהְיוֹתָ֣ם · while
    Three days later, while they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons (Dinah’s brothers Simeon and Levi) took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and slaughtered every male.
  14. Genesis 35:3וַיְהִי֙ · He has been
    Then let us arise and go to Bethel. I will build an altar there to God, who answered me in my day of distress. He has been with me wherever I have gone.”
  15. Genesis 35:5וַיְהִ֣י׀ · fell
    As they set out, a terror from God fell over the surrounding cities, so that they did not pursue Jacob’s sons.
  16. Genesis 35:10יִהְיֶ֣ה · will be
    And God said to him, “Though your name is Jacob, you will no longer be called Jacob. Instead, your name will be Israel.” So God named him Israel.
  17. Genesis 35:11יִהְיֶ֣ה · shall come
    And God told him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation—even a company of nations—shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you.
  18. Genesis 35:16וַֽיְהִי־ · and while they were
    Later, they set out from Bethel, and while they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth, and her labor was difficult.
  19. Genesis 35:17וַיְהִ֥י · During
    During her severe labor, the midwife said to her, “Do not be afraid, for you are having another son.”
  20. Genesis 35:18וַיְהִ֞י · And
    And with her last breath—for she was dying—she named him Ben-oni. But his father called him Benjamin.
  21. Genesis 35:22וַיְהִ֗י · While; וַיִּֽהְי֥וּ
    While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard about it. Jacob had twelve sons:
  22. Genesis 35:28וַיִּֽהְי֖וּ · lived
    And Isaac lived 180 years.
  23. Genesis 36:7הָיָ֧ה · were
    For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together; the land where they stayed could not support them because of their livestock.
  24. Genesis 36:11וַיִּהְי֖וּ · were
    The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.
  25. Genesis 36:12הָיְתָ֣ה
    Additionally, Timna, a concubine of Esau’s son Eliphaz, gave birth to Amalek. These are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Adah.
  26. Genesis 36:13הָי֔וּ · are
    These are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. They are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.
  27. Genesis 36:14הָי֗וּ · are
    These are the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah (daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon) whom she bore to Esau: Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
  28. Genesis 36:22וַיִּהְי֥וּ · were
    The sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam. Timna was Lotan’s sister.
  29. Genesis 37:2הָיָ֨ה · he was
    This is the account of Jacob. When Joseph was seventeen years old, he was tending the flock with his brothers, the sons of his father’s wives Bilhah and Zilpah, and he brought their father a bad report about them.
  30. Genesis 37:20יִּהְי֖וּ · becomes
    “Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a vicious animal has devoured him. Then we shall see what becomes of his dreams!”
  31. Genesis 37:23וַֽיְהִ֕י · So
    So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe—the robe of many colors he was wearing—
  32. Genesis 37:27תְּהִי־ · lay
    Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay a hand on him; for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And they agreed.
  33. Genesis 38:1וַֽיְהִי֙ · About
    About that time, Judah left his brothers and settled near a man named Hirah, an Adullamite.
  34. Genesis 38:5וְהָיָ֥ה · it was
    Then she gave birth to another son and named him Shelah; it was at Chezib that she gave birth to him.
  35. Genesis 38:7וַיְהִ֗י · But
    But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; so the LORD put him to death.
  36. Genesis 38:9יִהְיֶ֣ה · belong; וְהָיָ֞ה
    But Onan knew that the offspring would not belong to him; so whenever he would sleep with his brother’s wife, he would spill his seed on the ground so that he would not produce offspring for his brother.
  37. Genesis 38:21הָיְתָ֥ה · has been
    He asked the men of that place, “Where is the shrine prostitute who was beside the road at Enaim?” “No shrine prostitute has been here,” they answered.
  38. Genesis 38:22הָיְתָ֥ה · has been
    So Hirah returned to Judah and said, “I could not find her, and furthermore, the men of that place said, ‘No shrine prostitute has been here.’”
  39. Genesis 38:23נִהְיֶ֣ה · we will become
    “Let her keep the items,” Judah replied. “Otherwise we will become a laughingstock. After all, I did send her this young goat, but you could not find her.”
  40. Genesis 38:24וַיְהִ֣י׀ · About
    About three months later, Judah was told, “Your daughter-in-law Tamar has prostituted herself, and now she is pregnant.” “Bring her out!” Judah replied. “Let her be burned to death!”
  41. Genesis 38:27וַיְהִ֖י · came
    When the time came for Tamar to give birth, there were twins in her womb.
  42. Genesis 38:28וַיְהִ֥י · And
    And as she was giving birth, one of them put out his hand; so the midwife took a scarlet thread and tied it around his wrist. “This one came out first,” she announced.
  43. Genesis 38:29וַיְהִ֣י׀
    But when he pulled his hand back and his brother came out, she said, “You have broken out first!” So he was named Perez.
  44. Genesis 39:2וַיְהִ֤י · was; וַיְהִ֖י · and he became; וַיְהִ֕י · serving
    And the LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master.
  45. Genesis 39:5וַיְהִ֡י
    From the time that he put Joseph in charge of his household and all he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s household on account of him. The LORD’s blessing was on everything he owned, both in his house and in his field.