Hebrew word study
הָיָה H1961
- Transliteration
- hâyâh
- Pronunciation
- haw-yaw
- KJV glosses
- 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.
Lexical summary
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information