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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. Exodus 13:9וְהָיָה֩ · It shall be; תִּהְיֶ֛ה · is to be
    It shall be a sign for you on your hand and a reminder on your forehead that the Law of the LORD is to be on your lips. For with a mighty hand the LORD brought you out of Egypt.
  2. Exodus 13:11וְהָיָ֞ה · And
    And after the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites and gives it to you, as He swore to you and your fathers,
  3. Exodus 13:12יִהְיֶ֥ה · of your
    …you are to present to the LORD the firstborn male of every womb. All the firstborn males of your livestock belong to the LORD.
  4. Exodus 13:14וְהָיָ֞ה
    In the future, when your son asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ you are to tell him, ‘With a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
  5. Exodus 13:15וַיְהִ֗י · And
    And when Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the LORD killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both of man and beast. This is why I sacrifice to the LORD the firstborn male of every womb, but I redeem all the firstborn of my sons.’
  6. Exodus 13:16וְהָיָ֤ה · So it shall serve as
    So it shall serve as a sign on your hand and a symbol on your forehead, for with a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt.”
  7. Exodus 13:17וַיְהִ֗י
    When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them along the road through the land of the Philistines, though it was shorter. For God said, “If the people face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.”
  8. Exodus 14:20וַיְהִ֤י · was
    …so that it came between the camps of Egypt and Israel. The cloud was there in the darkness, but it lit up the night. So all night long neither camp went near the other.
  9. Exodus 14:24וַֽיְהִי֙ · however
    At morning watch, however, the LORD looked down on the army of the Egyptians from the pillar of fire and cloud, and He threw their camp into confusion.
  10. Exodus 15:2וַֽיְהִי־ · and He has become
    The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.
  11. Exodus 16:5וְהָיָה֙ · Then; וְהָיָ֣ה · it will be
    Then on the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather on the other days.”
  12. Exodus 16:10וַיְהִ֗י · And as
    And as Aaron was speaking to the whole congregation of Israel, they looked toward the desert, and there in a cloud the glory of the LORD appeared.
  13. Exodus 16:13וַיְהִ֣י; הָֽיְתָה֙ · there was
    That evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp.
  14. Exodus 16:22וַיְהִ֣י׀
    On the sixth day, they gathered twice as much food—two omers per person—and all the leaders of the congregation came and reported this to Moses.
  15. Exodus 16:24הָ֥יְתָה · contain
    So they set it aside until morning as Moses had commanded, and it did not smell or contain any maggots.
  16. Exodus 16:26יִֽהְיֶה־ · it will not be [there]
    For six days you may gather, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, it will not be there.”
  17. Exodus 16:27וַֽיְהִי֙ · Yet
    Yet on the seventh day some of the people went out to gather, but they did not find anything.
  18. Exodus 17:11וְהָיָ֗ה
    As long as Moses held up his hands, Israel prevailed; but when he lowered them, Amalek prevailed.
  19. Exodus 17:12וַיְהִ֥י · remained
    When Moses’ hands grew heavy, they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. Then Aaron and Hur held his hands up, one on each side, so that his hands remained steady until the sun went down.
  20. Exodus 18:3הָיִ֔יתִי · I have been
    …along with her two sons. One son was named Gershom, for Moses had said, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.”
  21. Exodus 18:13וַיְהִי֙
    The next day Moses took his seat to judge the people, and they stood around him from morning until evening.
  22. Exodus 18:16יִהְיֶ֨ה · they have
    “Whenever they have a dispute, it is brought to me to judge between one man and another, and I make known to them the statutes and laws of God.”
  23. Exodus 18:19וִיהִ֥י · be; הֱיֵ֧ה · must be
    Now listen to me; I will give you some advice, and may God be with you. You must be the people’s representative before God and bring their causes to Him.
  24. Exodus 18:22וְהָיָ֞ה · Then
    Have these men judge the people at all times. Then they can bring you any major issue, but all minor cases they can judge on their own, so that your load may be lightened as they share it with you.
  25. Exodus 19:5וִהְיִ֨יתֶם · you will be
    Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.
  26. Exodus 19:6תִּהְיוּ־ · shall be
    And unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you are to speak to the Israelites.”
  27. Exodus 19:11וְהָי֥וּ · and be
    …and be prepared by the third day, for on the third day the LORD will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.
  28. Exodus 19:15הֱי֥וּ · Be
    “Be prepared for the third day,” he said to the people. “Do not draw near to a woman.”
  29. Exodus 19:16וַיְהִי֩ · came; בִּֽהְיֹ֣ת · there was; וַיְהִי֩
    On the third day, when morning came, there was thunder and lightning. A thick cloud was upon the mountain, and a very loud blast of the ram’s horn went out, so that all the people in the camp trembled.
  30. Exodus 19:19וַיְהִי֙ · And as
    And as the sound of the ram’s horn grew louder and louder, Moses spoke and God answered him in the thunder.
  31. Exodus 20:3יִהְיֶֽה־ · shall have
    You shall have no other gods before Me.
  32. Exodus 20:20תִּהְיֶ֧ה
    “Do not be afraid,” Moses replied. “For God has come to test you, so that the fear of Him may be before you, to keep you from sinning.”
  33. Exodus 21:4תִּהְיֶה֙ · shall belong to
    If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the woman and her children shall belong to her master, and only the man shall go free.
  34. Exodus 21:22יִהְיֶ֖ה · but there is
    If men who are fighting strike a pregnant woman and her child is born prematurely, but there is no further injury, he shall surely be fined as the woman’s husband demands and as the court allows.
  35. Exodus 21:23יִהְיֶ֑ה · results
    But if a serious injury results, then you must require a life for a life—
  36. Exodus 21:34יִֽהְיֶה־ · will be
    …the owner of the pit shall make restitution; he must pay its owner, and the dead animal will be his.
  37. Exodus 21:36יִֽהְיֶה־ · will be
    But if it was known that the ox had a habit of goring, yet its owner failed to restrain it, he shall pay full compensation, ox for ox, and the dead animal will be his.
  38. Exodus 22:11תִּהְיֶה֙ · shall be made
    …an oath before the LORD shall be made between the parties to determine whether or not the man has taken his neighbor’s property. The owner must accept the oath and require no restitution.
  39. Exodus 22:21הֱיִיתֶ֖ם · you [yourselves] were
    You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
  40. Exodus 22:24וְהָי֤וּ · will become
    My anger will be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword; then your wives will become widows and your children will be fatherless.
  41. Exodus 22:25תִהְיֶ֥ה · act
    If you lend money to one of My people among you who is poor, you must not act as a creditor to him; you are not to charge him interest.
  42. Exodus 22:27וְהָיָה֙
    …because his cloak is the only covering he has for his body. What else will he sleep in? And if he cries out to Me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.
  43. Exodus 22:30יִהְיֶ֣ה · Let them stay
    You shall do likewise with your cattle and your sheep. Let them stay with their mothers for seven days, but on the eighth day you are to give them to Me.
  44. Exodus 22:31תִּהְי֣וּן · You are to be
    You are to be My holy people. You must not eat the meat of a mauled animal found in the field; you are to throw it to the dogs.