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.
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
Occurrences
3,561 total
- Ezekiel 11:14וַיְהִ֥י · cameThen the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
- Ezekiel 11:16וָאֱהִ֤י · I have beenTherefore declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Although I sent them far away among the nations and scattered them among the countries, yet for a little while I have been a sanctuary for them in the countries to which they have gone.’
- Ezekiel 11:20וְהָיוּ־ · Then they will be; אֶהְיֶ֥ה · will be…so that they may follow My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God.
- Ezekiel 12:1וַיְהִ֥י · cameThen the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
- Ezekiel 12:8וַיְהִ֧י · cameAnd in the morning the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
- Ezekiel 12:17וַיְהִ֥י · cameMoreover, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
- Ezekiel 12:20תִֽהְיֶ֑ה · will becomeThe inhabited cities will be laid waste, and the land will become desolate. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’”
- Ezekiel 12:21וַיְהִ֥י · cameAgain the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
- Ezekiel 12:24יִֽהְיֶ֥ה · there will beFor there will be no more false visions or flattering divinations within the house of Israel,
- Ezekiel 12:26וַיְהִ֥י · cameFurthermore, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
- Ezekiel 13:1וַיְהִ֥י · cameThen the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
- Ezekiel 13:4הָיֽוּ׃ · areYour prophets, O Israel, are like foxes among the ruins.
- Ezekiel 13:9וְהָיְתָ֣ה · will be; יִהְי֗וּ · belongMy hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and speak lying divinations. They will not belong to the council of My people or be recorded in the register of the house of Israel, nor will they enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord GOD.
- Ezekiel 13:11הָיָ֣ה׀ · will come…tell those whitewashing the wall that it will fall. Rain will come in torrents, I will send hailstones plunging down, and a windstorm will burst forth.
- Ezekiel 13:13יִֽהְיֶ֔ה · will fallTherefore this is what the Lord GOD says: In My wrath I will release a windstorm, and in My anger torrents of rain and hail will fall with destructive fury.
- Ezekiel 13:21יִהְי֥וּ · beI will also tear off your veils and deliver My people from your hands, so that they will no longer be prey in your hands. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
- Ezekiel 14:2וַיְהִ֥י · cameAnd the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
- Ezekiel 14:10יִֽהְיֶֽה׃ · will beThey will bear their punishment—the punishment of the inquirer will be the same as that of the prophet—
- Ezekiel 14:11וְהָ֥יוּ · Then they will be; אֶהְיֶ֤ה · will be…in order that the house of Israel may no longer stray from Me and no longer defile themselves with all their transgressions. Then they will be My people and I will be their God, declares the Lord GOD.’”
- Ezekiel 14:12וַיְהִ֥י · cameAnd the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
- Ezekiel 14:14וְ֠הָיוּ · were…then even if these three men—Noah, Daniel, and Job—were in it, their righteousness could deliver only themselves, declares the Lord GOD.
- Ezekiel 14:15וְהָיְתָ֤ה · [and]Or if I send wild beasts through the land to leave it childless and desolate, with no man passing through it for fear of the beasts,
- Ezekiel 14:16תִּהְיֶ֥ה · would be…then as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, even if these three men were in it, they could not deliver their own sons or daughters. They alone would be delivered, but the land would be desolate.
- Ezekiel 15:1וַיְהִ֥י · cameThen the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
- Ezekiel 15:2יִּֽהְיֶ֥ה · does; הָיָ֖ה“Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any other branch among the trees in the forest?
- Ezekiel 15:5בִּֽהְיוֹת֣וֹ · when it wasEven when it was whole, it could not be made useful. How much less can it ever be useful when the fire has consumed it and charred it!
- Ezekiel 16:1וַיְהִ֥י · cameAgain the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
- Ezekiel 16:8וַתִּ֥הְיִי · and you becameThen I passed by and saw you, and you were indeed old enough for love. So I spread My cloak over you and covered your nakedness. I pledged Myself to you, entered into a covenant with you, and you became Mine, declares the Lord GOD.
- Ezekiel 16:15יֶֽהִי׃ · and your beauty was theirs for the askingBut because of your fame, you trusted in your beauty and played the harlot. You lavished your favors on everyone who passed by, and your beauty was theirs for the asking.
- Ezekiel 16:16יִהְיֶֽה׃ · they have occurredYou took some of your garments and made colorful high places for yourself, and on them you prostituted yourself. Such things should not have happened; never should they have occurred!
- Ezekiel 16:19וַיֶּ֑הִי · That is what happenedAnd you set before them as a pleasing aroma the food I had given you—the fine flour, oil, and honey that I had fed you. That is what happened, declares the Lord GOD.
- Ezekiel 16:22בִּֽהְיוֹתֵךְ֙ · when you were; הָיִֽית׃And in all your abominations and acts of prostitution, you did not remember the days of your youth when you were naked and bare, wallowing in your own blood.
- Ezekiel 16:23וַיְהִ֕י · AndWoe! Woe to you, declares the Lord GOD. And in addition to all your other wickedness,
- Ezekiel 16:31הָיִיתי · you wereBut when you built your mounds at the head of every street and made your lofty shrines in every public square, you were not even like a prostitute, because you scorned payment.
- Ezekiel 16:34וַיְהִי־ · is; וַתְּהִ֥י · areSo your prostitution is the opposite of that of other women: No one solicited your favors, and you paid a fee instead of receiving one; so you are the very opposite!
- Ezekiel 16:49הָיָ֔ה · was; הָ֤יָה · wereNow this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy.
- Ezekiel 16:56הָֽיְתָה֙ · treatDid you not treat your sister Sodom as an object of scorn in the day of your pride,
- Ezekiel 16:63יִֽהְיֶה־…so that when I make atonement for all you have done, you will remember and be ashamed and never again open your mouth because of your disgrace, declares the Lord GOD.”
- Ezekiel 17:1וַיְהִ֥י · cameNow the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
- Ezekiel 17:6וַיְהִי֩ · and became; יִֽהְי֑וּ · remained; וַתְּהִ֣י · So it becameIt sprouted and became a spreading vine, low in height, with branches turned toward him; yet its roots remained where it stood. So it became a vine and yielded branches and sent out shoots.
- Ezekiel 17:7וַיְהִ֤י · But there wasBut there was another great eagle with great wings and many feathers. And behold, this vine bent its roots toward him. It stretched out its branches to him from its planting bed, so that he might water it.