H1961Hebrewhāyāh

הָיָה

beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.

3,535
Total Occurrences
39
Books
3,535
Old Testament
0
New Testament

Detailed Definition

  • 1to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out
  • 2(qal)
  • 3(niphal)

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root (compare H1933 (הָוָא));

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: hâyâh; Pronunciation: haw-yaw