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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 39:5וַיְהִ֞י
    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.
  2. Genesis 39:6וַיְהִ֣י · was
    So Potiphar left all that he owned in Joseph’s care; he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome,
  3. Genesis 39:7וַיְהִ֗י · and
    …and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.”
  4. Genesis 39:10וַיְהִ֕י · Although; לִהְי֥וֹת · [or even] be
    Although Potiphar’s wife spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be near her.
  5. Genesis 39:11וַיְהִי֙ · however
    One day, however, Joseph went into the house to attend to his work, and not a single household servant was inside.
  6. Genesis 39:13וַיְהִי֙
    When she saw that he had left his cloak in her hand and had run out of the house,
  7. Genesis 39:15וַיְהִ֣י
    When he heard me scream for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”
  8. Genesis 39:18וַיְהִ֕י
    …but when I screamed for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”
  9. Genesis 39:19וַיְהִי֩ · When
    When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, “This is what your slave did to me,” he burned with anger.
  10. Genesis 39:20וַֽיְהִי־ · While [Joseph] was
    So Joseph’s master took him and had him thrown into the prison where the king’s prisoners were confined. While Joseph was there in the prison,
  11. Genesis 39:21וַיְהִ֤י · was
    …the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.
  12. Genesis 39:22הָיָ֥ה · was
    And the warden put all the prisoners under Joseph’s care, so that he was responsible for all that was done in the prison.
  13. Genesis 40:1וַיְהִ֗י
    Some time later, the king’s cupbearer and baker offended their master, the king of Egypt.
  14. Genesis 40:4וַיִּהְי֥וּ · After they had been
    The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he became their personal attendant. After they had been in custody for some time,
  15. Genesis 40:13הָיִ֖יתָ · you were
    Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore your position. You will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand, just as you did when you were his cupbearer.
  16. Genesis 40:20וַיְהִ֣י׀
    On the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, he held a feast for all his officials, and in their presence he lifted up the heads of the chief cupbearer and the chief baker.
  17. Genesis 41:1וַיְהִ֕י · After
    After two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing beside the Nile,
  18. Genesis 41:8וַיְהִ֤י
    In the morning his spirit was troubled, so he summoned all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.
  19. Genesis 41:13וַיְהִ֛י · And it happened; הָיָ֑ה
    And it happened to us just as he had interpreted: I was restored to my position, and the other man was hanged.”
  20. Genesis 41:27יִהְי֕וּ · they are
    Moreover, the seven thin, ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, and so are the seven worthless heads of grain scorched by the east wind—they are seven years of famine.
  21. Genesis 41:36וְהָיָ֨ה · will be; תִּהְיֶ֖יןָ · to come
    This food will be a reserve for the land during the seven years of famine to come upon the land of Egypt. Then the country will not perish in the famine.”
  22. Genesis 41:40תִּהְיֶ֣ה · shall be
    You shall be in charge of my house, and all my people are to obey your commands. Only with regard to the throne will I be greater than you.”
  23. Genesis 41:48הָיוּ֙
    During those seven years, Joseph collected all the excess food in the land of Egypt and stored it in the cities. In every city he laid up the food from the fields around it.
  24. Genesis 41:53הָיָ֖ה
    When the seven years of abundance in the land of Egypt came to an end,
  25. Genesis 41:54וַיְהִ֤י · And although there was; הָ֥יָה · there was
    …the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. And although there was famine in every country, there was food throughout the land of Egypt.
  26. Genesis 41:56הָיָ֔ה · had spread
    When the famine had spread over all the land, Joseph opened up all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians; for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.
  27. Genesis 42:5הָיָ֥ה · had [also] spread
    So the sons of Israel were among those who came to buy grain, since the famine had also spread to the land of Canaan.
  28. Genesis 42:11הָי֥וּ · are
    We are all sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, not spies.”
  29. Genesis 42:31הָיִ֖ינוּ · are
    But we told him, ‘We are honest men, not spies.
  30. Genesis 42:35וַיְהִ֗י
    As they began emptying their sacks, there in each man’s sack was his bag of silver! And when they and their father saw the bags of silver, they were dismayed.
  31. Genesis 42:36הָי֥וּ · is going
    Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my sons. Joseph is gone and Simeon is no more. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is going against me!”
  32. Genesis 43:2וַיְהִ֗י
    So when Jacob’s sons had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go back and buy us a little more food.”
  33. Genesis 43:21וַֽיְהִ֞י · But
    But when we came to the place we lodged for the night, we opened our sacks and, behold, each of us found his silver in the mouth of his sack! It was the full amount of our silver, and we have brought it back with us.
  34. Genesis 44:9נִֽהְיֶ֥ה · will become
    If any of your servants is found to have it, he must die, and the rest will become slaves of my lord.”
  35. Genesis 44:10יִהְיֶה־ · will be; תִּהְי֥וּ · shall be
    “As you say,” replied the steward. “But only the one who is found with the cup will be my slave, and the rest of you shall be free of blame.”
  36. Genesis 44:17יִהְיֶה־ · will be
    But Joseph replied, “Far be it from me to do this. The man who was found with the cup will be my slave. The rest of you may return to your father in peace.”
  37. Genesis 44:24וַיְהִי֙ · Now when
    Now when we returned to your servant my father, we relayed your words to him.
  38. Genesis 44:31וְהָיָ֗ה
    …sees that the boy is not with us, he will die. Then your servants will have brought the gray hair of your servant our father down to Sheol in sorrow.
  39. Genesis 45:10וְהָיִ֤יתָ · and be
    You shall settle in the land of Goshen and be near me—you and your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and everything you own.
  40. Genesis 46:12וַיִּהְי֥וּ
    The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
  41. Genesis 46:32הָי֑וּ
    The men are shepherds; they raise livestock, and they have brought their flocks and herds and all that they own.’
  42. Genesis 46:33וְהָיָ֕ה
    When Pharaoh summons you and asks, ‘What is your occupation?’
  43. Genesis 46:34הָי֤וּ
    …you are to say, ‘Your servants have raised livestock ever since our youth—both we and our fathers.’ Then you will be allowed to settle in the land of Goshen, since all shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians.”
  44. Genesis 47:9הָיוּ֙ · have been
    “My travels have lasted 130 years,” Jacob replied. “My years have been few and hard, and they have not matched the years of the travels of my fathers.”
  45. Genesis 47:19וְנִֽהְיֶ֞ה · will be
    Why should we perish before your eyes—we and our land as well? Purchase us and our land in exchange for food. Then we, along with our land, will be slaves to Pharaoh. Give us seed that we may live and not die, and that the land may not become desolate.”