hāyâ

haw-yaw
Parts of Speech Verb

hāyâ Definition

  1. to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out
    1. (Qal)
      1. ----- 1a
    2. to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a
    3. to come about, come to pass
      1. to come into being, become 1a
    4. to arise, appear, come 1a
    5. to become 1a
      1. to become 1a
      2. to become like 1a
      3. to be instituted, be established
      4. to be 1a
    6. to exist, be in existence 1a
    7. to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a
    8. to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a
    9. to accompany, be with
    10. (Niphal)
      1. to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about
      2. to be done, be finished, be gone
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
hyh
Origin
a primitive root [compare (01933)]
Strong's Number
01961
TDNT Entry
TWOT - 491

KJV Word Usage

was
come to
pass
came
has
been
were
happened
become
pertained
better for
thee
Total
75

KJV Verse Count

17
10
2
3
2
1
6
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
3
5
3
1
1
1
Total
72
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The Hebrew lexicon is Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Lexicon; this is keyed to the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament." These files are considered public domain.

Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Hebrew Lexicon entry for Hayah". "The KJV Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". . .