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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. Zechariah 7:7בִּהְי֤וֹת · were
    Are these not the words that the LORD proclaimed through the earlier prophets, when Jerusalem and its surrounding towns were populous and prosperous, and the Negev and the foothills were inhabited?’”
  2. Zechariah 7:8וַֽיְהִי֙ · came
    Then the word of the LORD came to Zechariah, saying,
  3. Zechariah 7:12וַֽיְהִי֙ · came
    They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts.
  4. Zechariah 7:13וַיְהִ֥י · And
    And just as I had called and they would not listen, so when they called I would not listen, says the LORD of Hosts.
  5. Zechariah 8:1וַיְהִ֛י · came [to me]
    Again the word of the LORD of Hosts came to me, saying:
  6. Zechariah 8:8וְהָיוּ־ · where they will be; אֶהְיֶ֤ה · will be
    I will bring them back to dwell in Jerusalem, where they will be My people, and I will be their faithful and righteous God.”
  7. Zechariah 8:10נִֽהְיָ֔ה · received
    For before those days neither man nor beast received wages, nor was there safety from the enemy for anyone who came or went, for I had turned every man against his neighbor.
  8. Zechariah 8:13וְהָיָ֡ה; הֱיִיתֶ֨ם · you have been; וִהְיִיתֶ֖ם · and you will be
    As you have been a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so I will save you, and you will be a blessing. Do not be afraid; let your hands be strong.”
  9. Zechariah 8:18וַיְהִ֛י · came
    Then the word of the LORD of Hosts came to me, saying,
  10. Zechariah 8:19יִהְיֶ֤ה · will become
    “This is what the LORD of Hosts says: The fasts of the fourth, the fifth, the seventh, and the tenth months will become times of joy and gladness, cheerful feasts for the house of Judah. Therefore you are to love both truth and peace.”
  11. Zechariah 9:7וְהָיָה֙ · they will become
    I will remove the blood from their mouths and the abominations from between their teeth. Then they too will become a remnant for our God; they will become like a clan in Judah, and Ekron will be like the Jebusites.
  12. Zechariah 10:5וְהָי֨וּ · They will be
    They will be like mighty men in battle, trampling the enemy in the mire of the streets. They will fight because the LORD is with them, and they will put the horsemen to shame.
  13. Zechariah 10:6וְהָי֖וּ · and they will be
    I will strengthen the house of Judah and save the house of Joseph. I will restore them because I have compassion on them, and they will be as though I had not rejected them. For I am the LORD their God, and I will answer them.
  14. Zechariah 10:7וְהָי֤וּ · will be
    Ephraim will be like a mighty man, and their hearts will be glad as with wine. Their children will see it and be joyful; their hearts will rejoice in the LORD.
  15. Zechariah 12:2יִֽהְיֶ֥ה · will be
    “Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples. Judah will be besieged, as well as Jerusalem.
  16. Zechariah 12:3וְהָיָ֣ה
    On that day, when all the nations of the earth gather against her, I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who would heave it away will be severely injured.
  17. Zechariah 12:8וְהָיָ֞ה · will be
    On that day the LORD will defend the people of Jerusalem, so that the weakest among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the LORD going before them.
  18. Zechariah 12:9וְהָיָ֖ה · So
    So on that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
  19. Zechariah 13:1יִֽהְיֶה֙ · will be
    “On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the people of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity.
  20. Zechariah 13:2וְהָיָה֩ · And
    And on that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will erase the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered. I will also remove the prophets and the spirit of impurity from the land.
  21. Zechariah 13:3וְהָיָ֗ה · And
    And if anyone still prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will say to him, ‘You shall not remain alive, because you have spoken falsely in the name of the LORD.’ When he prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will pierce him through.
  22. Zechariah 13:4וְהָיָ֣ה׀ · And
    And on that day every prophet who prophesies will be ashamed of his vision, and he will not put on a hairy cloak in order to deceive.
  23. Zechariah 13:8וְהָיָ֤ה · And
    And in all the land, declares the LORD, two-thirds will be cut off and perish, but a third will be left in it.
  24. Zechariah 14:6וְהָיָ֖ה; יִהְיֶ֣ה · there will be
    On that day there will be no light, no cold or frost.
  25. Zechariah 14:7וְהָיָ֣ה · It will be; וְהָיָ֥ה · there will be; יִֽהְיֶה־ · comes
    It will be a unique day known only to the LORD, without day or night; but when evening comes, there will be light.
  26. Zechariah 14:8וְהָיָ֣ה׀ · And; יִֽהְיֶֽה׃
    And on that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half of it toward the Eastern Sea and the other half toward the Western Sea, in summer and winter alike.
  27. Zechariah 14:9וְהָיָ֧ה · will become; יִהְיֶ֧ה
    On that day the LORD will become King over all the earth—the LORD alone, and His name alone.
  28. Zechariah 14:11יִֽהְיֶה־ · will there be
    People will live there, and never again will there be an utter destruction. So Jerusalem will dwell securely.
  29. Zechariah 14:12תִּֽהְיֶ֣ה · will be
    And this will be the plague with which the LORD strikes all the peoples who have warred against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they stand on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths.
  30. Zechariah 14:13וְהָיָה֙ · will come; תִּֽהְיֶ֧ה
    On that day a great panic from the LORD will come upon them, so that each will seize the hand of another, and the hand of one will rise against the other.
  31. Zechariah 14:15תִּֽהְיֶ֜ה · will strike; יִהְיֶ֖ה
    And a similar plague will strike the horses and mules, camels and donkeys, and all the animals in those camps.
  32. Zechariah 14:16וְהָיָ֗ה
    Then all the survivors from the nations that came against Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the LORD of Hosts, and to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles.
  33. Zechariah 14:17וְ֠הָיָה · And should; יִהְיֶ֥ה · fall
    And should any of the families of the earth not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of Hosts, then the rain will not fall on them.
  34. Zechariah 14:18תִּֽהְיֶ֣ה · this will be
    And if the people of Egypt will not go up and enter in, then the rain will not fall on them; this will be the plague with which the LORD strikes the nations who do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles.
  35. Zechariah 14:19תִּהְיֶ֖ה · will be
    This will be the punishment of Egypt and of all the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles.
  36. Zechariah 14:20יִֽהְיֶה֙ · will be [inscribed]; וְהָיָ֤ה · will be
    On that day, HOLY TO THE LORD will be inscribed on the bells of the horses, and the cooking pots in the house of the LORD will be like the sprinkling bowls before the altar.
  37. Zechariah 14:21וְ֠הָיָה · will be; יִהְיֶ֨ה · be
    Indeed, every pot in Jerusalem and Judah will be holy to the LORD of Hosts, and all who sacrifice will come and take some pots and cook in them. And on that day there will no longer be a Canaanite in the house of the LORD of Hosts.