Strongs Number: H1961
Hebrew Word: | הָיָה |
Transliteration: | hâyâh |
Phonetic: | haw-yaw |
Part of Speech: | Verb |
Strongs Definition: | to {exist} that {is} be or {become} come to pass (always {emphatic} and not a mere copula or auxiliary) |
BDB Definition: |
1. to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out a. (Qal) 1. ----- 1a b. to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a c. to come about, come to pass 1. to come into being, become 1a d. to arise, appear, come 1a e. to become 1a 1. to become 1a 2. to become like 1a 3. to be instituted, be established 4. to be 1a f. to exist, be in existence 1a g. to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a h. to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a i. to accompany, be with j. (Niphal) 1. to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about 2. to be done, be finished, be gone |
Origin: | A primitive root (compare H1933) |
Bible Usage: | {beacon} X-(idiom) {altogether} be ({-come} {accomplished} {committed} {like}) {break} {cause} come (to {pass}) {continue} {do} {faint} {fall} + {follow} {happen} X-(idiom) {have} {last} {pertain} quit (one-) {self} {require} X-(idiom) use. |