Hebrew · Strong's H1961 · Verb
הָיָה
ha·yah
to be
3562times used
3133verses
39books
How it's translated
- and it was582
- and it will be303
- it will be206
- it was129
- and it came91
- and they were81
- it will belong80
- and he was75
Definition
1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out
1a) (Qal)
1a1) ---
1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass
1a1b) to come about, come to pass
1a2) to come into being, become
1a2a) to arise, appear, come
1a2b) to become
Where it appears
- Ezekiel283
- Genesis279
- Jeremiah242
- Exodus200
- Isaiah188
- 1 Kings170
- Numbers159
- Deuteronomy155
- 1 Samuel148
- 2 Samuel133
…and 29 more books.
Every verse
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