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H1961הָיָהha.yah

to bePart of speech: Hebrew Verb

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Occurrences by book

  1. 316
  2. 235
  3. 147
  4. 180
  5. 171
  6. 145
  7. 122
  8. 21
  9. 168
  10. 153
  11. 197
  12. 120
  13. 105
  14. 133
  15. 5
  16. 48
  17. 17
  18. 50
  19. 104
  20. 28
  21. 47
  22. 4
  23. 211
  24. 264
  25. 23
  26. 337
  27. 23
  28. 27
  29. 11
  30. 10
  31. 7
  32. 10
  33. 19
  34. 3
  35. 3
  36. 11
  37. 9
  38. 67
  39. 11

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3,562 occurrences in 3,133 verses

With their references and text in Young's Literal Translation.

  1. 1 Samuel 12:15

    `And if ye do not hearken to the voice of Jehovah -- then ye have provoked the mouth of Jehovah, and the hand of Jehovah hath been against you, and against your fathers.

    וְהָיְתָ֧ה (הָיְתָ֧ה) ha.ye.Tah “it will be”

  2. 1 Samuel 13:2

    and Saul chooseth for himself three thousand `men' out of Israel; and two thousand are with Saul in Michmash, and in the hill-country of Beth-El; and a thousand have been with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin; and the remnant of the people he hath sent each to his tents.

    וַיִּהְי֨וּ (יִּהְי֨וּ) i.yih.Yu “they were”הָיוּ֙ ha.Yu “they were”

  3. 1 Samuel 13:10

    And it cometh to pass at his completing to cause the burnt-offering to ascend, that lo, Samuel hath come, and Saul goeth out to meet him, to bless him;

    וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

  4. 1 Samuel 13:21

    and there hath been the file for mattocks, and for coulters, and for three-pronged rakes, and for the axes, and to set up the goads.

    וְֽהָיְתָ֞ה (הָיְתָ֞ה) ha.ye.Tah “it was”

  5. 1 Samuel 13:22

    And it hath been, in the day of battle, that there hath not been found sword and spear in the hand of any of the people who `are' with Saul and with Jonathan -- and there is found to Saul and to Jonathan his son.

    וְהָיָה֙ (הָיָה֙) ha.Yah “it was”

  6. 1 Samuel 14:1

    And the day cometh that Jonathan son of Saul saith unto the young man bearing his weapons, `Come, and we pass over unto the station of the Philistines, which `is' on the other side of this;' and to his father he hath not declared `it'.

    וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

  7. 1 Samuel 14:14

    And the first smiting which Jonathan and the bearer of his weapons have smitten is of about twenty men, in about half a furrow of a yoke of a field,

    וַתְּהִ֞י (תְּהִ֞י) te.Hi “it was”

  8. 1 Samuel 14:15

    and there is a trembling in the camp, in the field, and among all the people, the station and the destroyers have trembled -- even they, and the earth shaketh, and it becometh a trembling of God.

    וַתְּהִי֩ (תְּהִי֩) te.Hi “it was”וַתְּהִ֖י (תְּהִ֖י) te.Hi “it became”

  9. 1 Samuel 14:18

    And Saul saith to Ahiah, `Bring nigh the ark of God;' for the ark of God hath been on that day with the sons of Israel.

    הָיָ֞ה ha.Yah “it was”

  10. 1 Samuel 14:19

    And it cometh to pass, while Saul spake unto the priest, that the noise which `is' in the camp of the Philistines goeth on, going on and becoming great, and Saul saith unto the priest, `Remove thy hand.'

    וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

  11. 1 Samuel 14:20

    And Saul is called, and all the people who `are' with him, and they come in unto the battle, and, lo, the sword of each hath been against his neighbour -- a very great destruction.

    הָיְתָ֜ה ha.ye.Tah “it was”

  12. 1 Samuel 14:21

    And the Hebrews `who' have been for the Philistines as heretofore, who had gone up with them into the camp, have turned round, even they, to be with Israel who `are' with Saul and Jonathan,

    הָי֤וּ ha.Yu “they [who] were [belonging]”לִֽהְיוֹת֙ (הְיוֹת֙) h.yOt “be”

  13. 1 Samuel 14:25

    And all `they of' the land have come into a forest, and there is honey on the face of the field;

    וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “it was”

  14. 1 Samuel 14:38

    And Saul saith, `Draw ye nigh hither all, the chiefs of the people, and know and see in what this sin hath been to-day;

    הָֽיְתָ֛ה ha.ye.Tah “has it happened”

  15. 1 Samuel 14:40

    And he saith unto all Israel, `Ye -- ye are on one side, and I and Jonathan my son are on another side;' and the people say unto Saul, `That which is good in thine eyes do.'

    תִּֽהְיוּ֙ tih.Yu “you will be”נִהְיֶ֖ה nih.Yeh “we will be”

  16. 1 Samuel 14:49

    And the sons of Saul are Jonathan, and Ishui, and Melchi-Shua; as to the name of his two daughters, the name of the first-born `is' Merab, and the name of the younger Michal;

    וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙ (יִּֽהְיוּ֙) i.yih.Yu “they were”

  17. 1 Samuel 14:52

    And the war is severe against the Philistines all the days of Saul; when Saul hath seen any mighty man, and any son of valour, then he doth gather him unto himself.

    וַתְּהִ֤י (תְּהִ֤י) te.Hi “it was”

  18. 1 Samuel 15:10

    And the word of Jehovah is unto Samuel, saying,

    וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it came”

  19. 1 Samuel 15:26

    And Samuel saith unto Saul, `I do not turn back with thee; for thou hast rejected the word of Jehovah, and Jehovah doth reject thee from being king over Israel.'

    מִהְי֥וֹת (הְי֥וֹת) h.Yot “being”

  20. 1 Samuel 16:6

    And it cometh to pass, in their coming in, that he seeth Eliab, and saith, `Surely, before Jehovah `is' His anointed.'

    וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

  21. 1 Samuel 16:16

    let our lord command, we pray thee, thy servants before thee, they seek a skilful man, playing on a harp, and it hath come to pass, in the spirit of sadness `from' God being upon thee, that he hath played with his hand, and `it is' well with thee.'

    וְהָיָ֗ה (הָיָ֗ה) ha.Yah “it will be”בִּֽהְי֨וֹת (הְי֨וֹת) h.Yot “is”

  22. 1 Samuel 16:21

    And David cometh in unto Saul, and standeth before him, and he loveth him greatly; and he is a bearer of his weapons.

    וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “he was”

  23. 1 Samuel 16:23

    And it hath come to pass, in the spirit of `sadness from' God being on Saul, that David hath taken the harp, and played with his hand, and Saul hath refreshment and gladness, and the spirit of sadness hath turned aside from off him.

    וְהָיָ֗ה (הָיָ֗ה) ha.Yah “it was”בִּֽהְי֤וֹת (הְי֤וֹת) h.Yot “was”

  24. 1 Samuel 17:9

    if he be able to fight with me, and have smitten me, then we have been to you for servants; and if I am able for him, and have smitten him, then ye have been to us for servants, and have served us.'

    וְהָיִ֥ינוּ (הָיִ֥ינוּ) ha.Yi.nu “we will become”וִהְיִ֤יתֶם (הְיִ֤יתֶם) h.Yi.tem “you will become”

  25. 1 Samuel 17:25

    And the men of Israel say, `Have ye seen this man who is coming up? for, to reproach Israel he is coming up, and it hath been -- the man who smiteth him, the king doth enrich him with great riches, and his daughter he doth give to him, and his father's house doth make free in Israel.'

    וְֽ֠הָיָה (הָיָה) ha.yah “it will be”