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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 JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. 2 Chronicles 22:3

    He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab; for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly.

    הָיְתָ֥ה ha.ye.Tah “she was”

  2. 2 Chronicles 22:4

    And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as did the house of Ahab; for they were his counsellors after the death of his father, to his destruction.

    הָֽיוּ־ ha.yu- “they were”

  3. 2 Chronicles 22:7

    Now the downfall of Ahaziah was of God, in that he went unto Joram; for when he was come, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab.

    הָיְתָה֙ ha.ye.Tah “it was”

  4. 2 Chronicles 22:8

    And it came to pass, when Jehu was executing judgment upon the house of Ahab, that he found the princes of Judah, and the sons of the brethren of Ahaziah, ministering to Ahaziah, and slew them.

    וַיְהִ֕י (יְהִ֕י) y.Hi “it was”

  5. 2 Chronicles 22:11

    But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him away from among the king's sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in the bed-chamber. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada th

    הָיְתָ֨ה ha.ye.Tah “she was”

  6. 2 Chronicles 22:12

    And he was with them hid in the house of God six years; and Athaliah reigned over the land.

    וַיְהִ֤י (יְהִ֤י) y.Hi “he was”

  7. 2 Chronicles 23:7

    And the Levites shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and whosoever cometh into the house, let him be slain; and be ye with the king when he cometh in, and when he goeth out.'

    וִֽהְי֥וּ (הְי֥וּ) h.Yu “be”

  8. 2 Chronicles 23:16

    And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, and all the people, and the king, that they should be the LORD'S people.

    לִהְי֥וֹת (הְי֥וֹת) h.Yot “become”

  9. 2 Chronicles 24:4

    And it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded to restore the house of the LORD.

    וַיְהִ֖י (יְהִ֖י) y.Hi “it was”הָיָה֙ ha.Yah “it was”

  10. 2 Chronicles 24:11

    And it was so, that at what time the chest was brought unto the king's officers by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king's scribe and the chief priest's officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried

    וַיְהִ֡י (יְהִ֡י) y.Hi “it was”

  11. 2 Chronicles 24:12

    And the king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the service of the house of the LORD; and they hired masons and carpenters to restore the house of the LORD, and also such as wrought iron and brass to repair the house of the LORD.

    וַיִּֽהְי֤וּ (יִּֽהְי֤וּ) i.yih.Yu “they were”

  12. 2 Chronicles 24:14

    And when they had made an end, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, whereof were made vessels for the house of the LORD, even vessels wherewith to minister, and buckets, and pans, and vessels of gold and silver. And they offer

    וַ֠יִּֽהְיוּ (יִּֽהְיוּ) i.yih.yu “they were”

  13. 2 Chronicles 24:18

    And they forsook the house of the LORD, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherim and the idols; and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their guiltiness.

    וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “it was”

  14. 2 Chronicles 24:23

    And it came to pass, when the year was come about, that the army of the Arameans came up against him; and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people, and sent all the spoil of them unto the king of

    וַיְהִ֣י׀ (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

  15. 2 Chronicles 25:3

    Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established unto him, that he slew his servants who had killed the king his father.

    וַיְהִ֕י (יְהִ֕י) y.Hi “it was”

  16. 2 Chronicles 25:14

    Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and prostrated himself before them, and offered unto them.

    וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

  17. 2 Chronicles 25:16

    And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him: 'Have we made thee of the king's counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten?' Then the prophet forbore, and said: 'I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou

    וַיְהִ֣י׀ (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

  18. 2 Chronicles 26:5

    And he set himself to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the vision of God; and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him to prosper.

    וַיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “he was”

  19. 2 Chronicles 26:10

    And be built towers in the wilderness, and hewed out many cisterns, for he had much cattle; in the Lowland also, and in the table-land; and he had husbandmen and vinedressers in the mountains and in the fruitful fields; for he loved husbandry.

    הָ֣יָה Ha.yah “it belonged”הָיָֽה׃ ha.Yah “he was”

  20. 2 Chronicles 26:11

    Moreover Uzziah had an army of fighting men, that went out to war by bands, according to the number of their reckoning made by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king's captains.

    וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it belonged”

  21. 2 Chronicles 26:15

    And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by skilful men, to be on the towers and upon the corners, wherewith to shoot arrows and great stones. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.

    לִהְי֤וֹת (הְי֤וֹת) h.Yot “be”

  22. 2 Chronicles 26:21

    And Uzziah the king was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a house set apart, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the LORD; and Jotham his son was over the king's house, judging the people of the land.

    וַיְהִי֩ (יְהִי֩) y.Hi “he was”

  23. 2 Chronicles 27:8

    He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.

    הָיָ֣ה ha.Yah “he was”

  24. 2 Chronicles 28:9

    But a prophet of the LORD was there, whose name was Oded; and he went out to meet the host that came to Samaria, and said unto them: 'Behold, because the LORD, the God of your fathers, was wroth with Judah, He hath delivered them into your hand, and ye h

    הָיָ֨ה ha.Yah “he was”

  25. 2 Chronicles 28:23

    For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him; and he said: 'Because the gods of the kings of Aram helped them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me.' But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel.

    הָֽיוּ־ ha.yu- “they became”