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H1961הָיָהha.yah
to bePart of speech: Hebrew Verb
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And he went in to his wife, and she conceived, and bore a son, and he called his name Beriah, because it went evil with his house.
הָיְתָ֥ה ha.ye.Tah “it was”
And Bela had sons, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud;
וַיִּהְי֥וּ (יִּהְי֥וּ) i.yih.Yu “they belonged”
And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour, archers; and had many sons, and sons' sons, a hundred and fifty. All these were of the sons of Benjamin.
וַֽיִּהְי֣וּ (יִּהְי֣וּ) i.yih.Yu “they were”
and Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them in time past, the LORD being with him.
הָיָ֧ה ha.Yah “he had been”
On the four sides were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.
יִהְי֖וּ yih.Yu “they were”
for the four chief porters were in a set office. These were the Levites. They were also over the chambers and over the treasuries in the house of God.
וְהָיוּ֙ (הָיוּ֙) ha.Yu “they were”
And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa.
וַיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”
In times past, even when Saul was king, it was thou that didst lead out and bring in Israel; and the LORD thy God said unto thee: Thou shalt feed My people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over My people Israel.'
בִּהְי֣וֹת (הְי֣וֹת) h.Yot “was”תִּהְיֶ֣ה tih.Yeh “you will be”
And David said: 'Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain.' And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and was made chief.
יִהְיֶ֥ה yih.Yeh “he will become”וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “he became”
He was with David at Pas-dammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a plot of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.
הָיָ֨ה ha.Yah “he was”וַתְּהִ֛י (תְּהִ֛י) te.Hi “it was”
And Abishai, the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three; for he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them, and had a name among the three.
הָיָה֙ ha.Yah “he was”
Of the three in the second rank he was the most honourable, and was made their captain; howbeit he attained not to the first three.
וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “he became”
And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them: 'If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, my heart shall be knit unto you; but if ye be come to betray me to mine adversaries, seeing there is no wrong in my hands, the God of o
יִֽהְיֶה־ yih.yeh- “it will belong”
And they helped David against the troop, for they were all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host.
וַיִּהְי֥וּ (יִּהְי֥וּ) i.yih.Yu “they were”
And they were there with David three days, eating and drinking; for their brethren had made preparation for them.
וַיִּהְיוּ־ (יִּהְיוּ) i.yih.yu- “they were”
And these are the names of the children whom he had in Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon;
הָיוּ־ ha.yu- “they belonged”
And it shall be, when thou hearest the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry-trees, that then thou shalt go out to battle; for God is gone out before thee to smite the host of the Philistines.'
וִ֠יהִי (יהִי) hi “may it be”
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 Obed-edom with joy.
וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “it was”
And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they sacrificed seven bullocks and seven rams.
וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”
And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David dancing and making merry; and she despised him in her heart.
וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”
When ye were but a few men in number, yea, very few, and sojourners in it,
בִּֽהְיֽוֹתְכֶם֙ (הְיֽוֹתְ) h.yot. “were”
And it came to pass, when David dwelt in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet: 'Lo, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD dwelleth under curtains.'
וַיְהִ֕י (יְהִ֕י) y.Hi “it was”
And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying:
וַֽיְהִ֖י (יְהִ֖י) y.Hi “it was”וַיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it came”
for I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up Israel, unto this day; but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another.
וָֽאֶהְיֶ֛ה (אֶהְיֶ֛ה) 'eh.Yeh “I have been”
Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto My servant David: Thus saith the LORD of hosts: I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be prince over My people Israel;
לִהְי֣וֹת (הְי֣וֹת) h.Yot “be”