הָיָה
hâyâh(haw-yaw)
“to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)”
76 occurrencesOld TestamentCommon word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
Translated in KJV as
beacon[idiom] altogetherbe(-come)accomplishedcommittedlike), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
Etymology
a primitive root (compare H1933 (הָוָא));
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“And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.”