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));
Zephaniah 2:4 - For Gaza shall be forsaken and Ashkelon a desolation Ashdod at the noon day they shall drive out and Ekron shall be rooted up
Zephaniah 2:6 - coast And the sea shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds and folds for flocks
Zephaniah 2:7 - And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah they shall feed of the house of Ashkelon in the evening shall they lie down shall visit for the LORD their God them and turn away their captivity
Zephaniah 2:9 - Therefore as I live saith the LORD of hosts the God of Israel Surely Moab shall be as Sodom and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah even the breeding of nettles desolation and a perpetual the residue of my people shall spoil them and the remnant of my people shall possess
Zephaniah 2:15 - city This is the rejoicing that dwelt carelessly that said in her heart I am and there is none beside me how is she become a desolation to lie down in a place for beasts every one that passeth by her shall hiss and wag his hand
Zephaniah 3:18 - them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly I will gather of it was a burden who are of thee to whom the reproach