H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

And if the king's wrath shall rise, and he shall say to thee, Why approached ye so nigh to the city for the fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall?

וְהָיָ֗ה (הָיָ֗ה) ha.Yah “it will be”

And the messenger said to David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out to us into the field, and we were upon them even to the entrance of the gate.

וַנִּהְיֶ֥ה (נִּהְיֶ֥ה) nih.Yeh “we were”

And when the mourning was past, David sent and brought her to his house, and she became his wife, and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD.

וַתְּהִי־ (תְּהִי) te.hi- “she became”

And the LORD sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and said to him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.

הָיוּ֙ ha.Yu “they were”

The rich man had very numerous flocks and herds:

הָיָ֛ה ha.Yah “it belonged”

But the poor man had nothing save one little ewe-lamb, which he had bought and nourished: and it grew up together with him, and with his children: it fed of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was to him as a daughter.

וַתְּהִי־ (תְּהִי) te.hi- “it was”

Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thy house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.

לִהְי֥וֹת (הְי֥וֹת) h.Yot “become”

And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold while the child was yet alive, we spoke to him, and he would not hearken to our voice: how will he then be grieved, if we tell him that the child is dead?

וַיְהִ֛י (יְהִ֛י) y.Hi “it was”בִהְי֨וֹת (הְי֨וֹת) h.Yot “was”

And he took their king's crown from off his head, the weight of which was a talent of gold with the precious stones: and it was set on David's head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance.

וַתְּהִ֖י (תְּהִ֖י) te.Hi “it was”

And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go? and as for thee, thou wilt be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak to the king; for he will not withhold me from thee.

תִּהְיֶ֛ה tih.Yeh “you will be”

And Absalom her brother said to her, Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee? but hold now thy peace, my sister: he is thy brother; regard not this thing. So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom's house.

הָיָ֣ה ha.Yah “has he been”

And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheep-shearers in Baal-hazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king's sons.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”וַיִּהְי֤וּ (יִּהְי֤וּ) i.yih.Yu “they belonged”

Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say to you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have I not commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant.

וִהְי֥וּ (הְי֥וּ) h.Yu “become”

And it came to pass, while they were in the way, that information came to David, saying, Absalom hath slain all the king's sons, and there is not one of them left.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead: for by the appointment of Absalom this hath been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar.

הָיְתָ֣ה ha.ye.Tah “it was”

And Jonadab said to the king, Behold, the king's sons come; as thy servant said, so it is.

הָיָֽה׃ ha.Yah “it has happened”

And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of speaking, that behold, the king's sons came, and lifted up their voice and wept: and the king also and all his servants wept exceedingly.

וַיְהִ֣י׀ (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.

וַיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “he was”

And Joab sent to Tekoah, and brought thence a wise woman, and said to her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:

וְהָיִ֕ית (הָיִ֕ית) ha.Yit “you will be”

Then thy handmaid said, The word of my lord the king, will now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: therefore the LORD thy God will be with thee.

יִֽהְיֶה־ yih.yeh- “may it become”יְהִ֥י ye.Hi “may he be”

But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.

הָיָ֧ה ha.Yah “he was”הָ֥יָה Ha.yah “it was”

And when he polled his head, (for it was at every year's end that he polled it: because the hair was heavy on him, therefore he polled it:) he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels after the king's weight.

וְֽ֠הָיָה (הָיָה) ha.yah “it was”

And to Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.

הָיְתָ֔ה ha.ye.Tah “she was”

And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”