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)


  • 1 Chronicles 7:15 - And Machir took to wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim and the name whose sister's was Maachah and the name of the second and Zelophehad and Zelophehad had daughters

  • 1 Chronicles 7:19 - And the sons of Shemida were Ahian and Shechem and Likhi and Aniam

  • 1 Chronicles 7:23 - And when he went in to his wife she conceived and bare a son and he called his name Beriah because it went evil with his house

  • 1 Chronicles 8:3 - And the sons of Bela were Addar and Gera and Abihud

  • 1 Chronicles 8:40 - All these are of the sons of Ulam men were mighty of valour archers and had many All these are of the sons All these are of the sons All these are of the sons an hundred and fifty All these are of the sons of Benjamin

  • 1 Chronicles 9:20 - And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past and the LORD

  • 1 Chronicles 9:24 - In four quarters were the porters toward the east west north and south

  • 1 Chronicles 9:26 - were in their set office the four chief porters For these Levites and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God

  • 1 Chronicles 10:8 - And it came to pass on the morrow came when the Philistines to strip the slain that they found Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa

  • 1 Chronicles 11:2 - over my people And moreover in time over my people past over my people even when Saul was king thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel said and the LORD thy God unto thee Thou shalt feed my people Israel and thou shalt be ruler my people Israel

  • 1 Chronicles 11:6 - said And David Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first and was chief and captain up first So Joab the son of Zeruiah and was chief

  • 1 Chronicles 11:13 - He was with David at Pasdammim and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle where was a parcel of ground full of barley and the people fled from before and there the Philistines

  • 1 Chronicles 11:20 - And Abishai the brother of Joab he was chief against three for lifting up his spear against three hundred he slew them and had a name against three

  • 1 Chronicles 11:21 - Of the three than the two he was more honourable for he was their captain Of the three howbeit he attained

  • 1 Chronicles 12:17 - went out And David to meet them and answered and said peaceably unto them If ye be come unto me to help me mine heart shall be knit unto you but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies seeing there is no wrong in mine hands look the God of our fathers thereon and rebuke

  • 1 Chronicles 12:21 - And they helped David against the band of the rovers for they were all mighty men of valour and were captains in the host

  • 1 Chronicles 12:39 - And there they were with David days three eating and drinking had prepared for their brethren

  • 1 Chronicles 14:4 - Now these are the names of his children which he had in Jerusalem Shammua and Shobab Nathan and Solomon

  • 1 Chronicles 14:15 - And it shall be when thou shalt hear a sound of going in the tops of the mulberry trees is gone forth to battle is gone forth for God before thee to smite the host of the Philistines

  • 1 Chronicles 15:25 - So David and the elders of Israel and the captains over thousands went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the house of Obededom with joy