Hebrew Lexicon Strong's Concordance Definition

Strong's H1961: הָיָה (hâyâh) Definition

Strong's number
H1961
Lemma
הָיָה
Transliteration
hâyâh
Pronunciation
haw-yaw
Strong's definition
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) 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. a primitive root (compare H1933 (הָוָא));

3126 instances of the word הָיָה hâyâh (H1961)


  • Judges 8:11 - went up And Gideon by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah and smote for the host for the host was secure

  • Judges 8:26 - And the weight earrings of the golden that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred of the golden beside ornaments and collars raiment and purple that was on the kings of Midian and beside the chains necks that were about their camels

  • Judges 8:27 - made And Gideon an ephod thereof and put it in his city even in Ophrah went thither a whoring and all Israel after And Gideon and to his house it which thing became a snare

  • Judges 8:30 - And Gideon had threescore and ten sons begotten of his body wives for he had many

  • Judges 8:33 - was dead And it came to pass as soon as Gideon turned again that the children of Israel and went a whoring after Baalim and made Baalberith their god

  • Judges 9:33 - And it shall be that in the morning is up as soon as the sun thou shalt rise early and set upon the city and behold when he and the people that is with him come out against thee then mayest thou do shalt find occasion to them as thou

  • Judges 9:42 - And it came to pass on the morrow went out that the people into the field and they told Abimelech

  • Judges 9:51 - of the tower But there was a strong within of the city and thither fled all the men and women and all they of the city and shut it to them and gat them up to the top of the tower

  • Judges 10:4 - And he had thirty sons that rode And he had thirty ass colts And he had thirty cities which are called Havothjair unto this day which are in the land of Gilead

  • Judges 10:18 - said And the people and princes of Gilead What man to another What man is he that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead

  • Judges 11:1 - Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour and he was the son of an harlot begat and Gilead Jephthah

  • Judges 11:4 - And it came to pass in process of time made war that the children of Ammon against Israel

  • Judges 11:5 - made war And it was so that when the children of Ammon against Israel the elders of Gilead to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob

  • Judges 11:6 - And they said unto Jephthah and be our captain that we may fight with the children of Ammon

  • Judges 11:8 - said And the elders of Gilead unto Jephthah Therefore we turn again to thee now that thou mayest go with us and fight against the children of Ammon and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead

  • Judges 11:9 - said And Jephthah unto the elders of Gilead If ye bring me home again to fight against the children of Ammon deliver and the LORD them before me shall I be your head

  • Judges 11:10 - said And the elders of Gilead unto Jephthah The LORD be witness not so according to thy words between us if we do

  • Judges 11:29 - came upon Jephthah Then the Spirit of the LORD and he passed over Gilead and Manasseh and he passed over Mizpeh Gilead Mizpeh Gilead and he passed over unto the children of Ammon

  • Judges 11:31 - Then it shall be that whatsoever Then it shall be that whatsoever of the doors of my house to meet me when I return in peace from the children of Ammon shall surely be the LORD'S and I will offer it up for a burnt offering

  • Judges 11:35 - And it came to pass when he saw her that he rent his clothes and said Alas my daughter thou hast brought thou hast brought and thou art one of them that trouble me for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD and I cannot go back