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)


  • Genesis 40:1 - And it came to pass after these things had offended of the king of Egypt and his baker their lord of the king of Egypt

  • Genesis 40:4 - charged And the captain of the guard Joseph with them and he served them and they continued a season in ward

  • Genesis 40:13 - Yet within three days lift up Pharaoh's thine head and restore thee unto thy place and thou shalt deliver cup Pharaoh's into his hand manner after the former

  • Genesis 40:20 - birthday And it came to pass the third birthday which was Pharaoh's that he made a feast his servants and he lifted up the head and of the chief the head and of the chief baker among his servants

  • Genesis 41:1 - And it came to pass at the end years of two full that Pharaoh dreamed and behold he stood by the river

  • Genesis 41:8 - And it came to pass in the morning was troubled that his spirit and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt and all the wise men told them unto Pharaoh them his dream but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh

  • Genesis 41:13 - And it came to pass as he interpreted to us so it was me he restored unto mine office and him he hanged

  • Genesis 41:27 - And the seven kine thin and ill favoured that came up after them And the seven years And the seven ears empty blasted with the east wind And the seven years of famine

  • Genesis 41:36 - And that food shall be for store that the land against the seven years not through the famine that the land of Egypt perish that the land not through the famine

  • Genesis 41:40 - Thou shalt be over my house and according unto thy word be ruled shall all my people only in the throne will I be greater

  • Genesis 41:48 - And he gathered up all the food of the seven years which were in the land of Egypt and laid up all the food every city all the food of the field every city which was round about and laid up in the same

  • Genesis 41:53 - were ended And the seven years of plenteousness that was in the land of Egypt

  • Genesis 41:54 - began And the seven years and the dearth to come had said according as Joseph and the dearth but in all the land but in all the land of Egypt there was bread

  • Genesis 41:56 - And the famine was over all the face in the land opened And Joseph all the storehouses and sold waxed sore And the famine in the land of Egypt

  • Genesis 42:5 - came And the sons of Israel to buy corn among came for the famine was in the land of Canaan

  • Genesis 42:11 - sons man's are all one We we are true men thy servants are no spies

  • Genesis 42:31 - And we said unto him We are true men we are no spies

  • Genesis 42:35 - And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks that behold every man's bundle of money their sacks saw bundle of money and when both they and their father they were afraid

  • Genesis 42:36 - said And Jacob their father unto them Me have ye bereaved of my children Joseph is not and Simeon Benjamin is not and ye will take

  • Genesis 43:2 - And it came to pass when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt said their father unto them Go again buy us a little food