H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.

יִהְיֶ֖ה yih.Yeh “he should be”

He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child, shall in the end have him as a son.

יִהְיֶ֥ה yih.Yeh “it will be”

She is like the merchants' ships: she bringeth her food from afar;

הָ֭יְתָה Ha.ye.tah “she is”

That which hath been is that which shall be; and that which hath been done is that which will be done: and there is nothing new under the sun.

שֶּֽׁהָיָה֙ (הָיָה֙) ha.Yah “it has been”שֶׁיִּהְיֶ֔ה (יִּהְיֶ֔ה) yih.Yeh “<it> will be”

Is there a thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? It hath been already in the ages which were before us.

הָיָ֣ה ha.Yah “it has been”הָיָ֖ה ha.Yah “it was”

There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be remembrance of things that are to come with those who shall live afterwards.

שֶׁיִּהְי֗וּ (יִּהְי֗וּ) yih.Yu “they will be”יִהְיֶ֤ה yih.Yeh “it will be”שֶׁיִּהְי֖וּ (יִּהְי֖וּ) yih.Yu “<they> will be”

I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

הָיִ֥יתִי ha.Yi.ti “I was”

I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I have become great and have acquired wisdom more than all they that have been before me over Jerusalem; and my heart hath seen much of wisdom and knowledge.

הָיָ֥ה ha.Yah “he was”

I acquired servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of herds and flocks, above all that had been in Jerusalem before me.

הָ֣יָה Ha.yah “he belonged”הָ֣יָה Ha.yah “<it> belonged”שֶֽׁהָי֥וּ (הָי֥וּ) ha.Yu “<they> were”

And I became great, and increased more than all that had been before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.

שֶׁהָיָ֥ה (הָיָ֥ה) ha.Yah “<he> was”

And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them: I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour, and this was my portion from all my labour.

הָיָ֥ה ha.Yah “it was”

And I hated all my labour wherewith I had been toiling under the sun, because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.

שֶׁיִּהְיֶ֥ה (יִּהְיֶ֥ה) yih.Yeh “<he> will be”

And who knoweth whether he will be a wise [ergänzt: man] or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour at which I have laboured, and wherein I have been wise under the sun. This also is vanity.

יִהְיֶה֙ yih.Yeh “will he be”

I know that whatever God doeth, it shall be for ever; there is nothing to be added to it, nor anything to be taken from it; and God doeth [ergänzt: it], that [ergänzt: men] should fear before him.

יִהְיֶ֣ה yih.Yeh “it will be”

That which is was long ago, and that which is to be hath already been; and God bringeth back again that which is past.

שֶּֽׁהָיָה֙ (הָיָה֙) ha.Yah “<it> is”לִהְי֖וֹת (הְי֖וֹת) h.Yot “be”הָיָ֑ה ha.Yah “it has been”

All go unto one place: all are of the dust, and all return to dust.

הָיָ֣ה ha.Yah “it was”

And I have seen that there is nothing better than that man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion; for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?

שֶׁיִּהְיֶ֥ה (יִּהְיֶ֥ה) yih.Yeh “<it> will be”

and more fortunate than both is he who hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.

הָיָ֑ה ha.Yah “he has been”

[ergänzt: There is] no end of all the people, of all that stood before them; those however that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a striving after the wind.

הָיָה֙ ha.Yah “he was”

Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter anything before God: for God is in the heavens, and thou upon earth; therefore let thy words be few.

יִהְי֥וּ yih.Yu “let them be”

If a man beget a hundred [ergänzt: sons], and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, but his soul be not filled with good, and also he have no burial, I say an untimely birth is better than he.

שֶׁיִּהְי֣וּ (יִּהְי֣וּ) yih.Yu “<they> will be”הָ֣יְתָה Ha.ye.tah “it belonged”

That which is hath already been named; and what man is, is known, and that he cannot contend with him that is mightier than he.

שֶּֽׁהָיָ֗ה (הָיָ֗ה) ha.Yah “<it> has been”

For who knoweth what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell man what shall be after him under the sun?

יִּהְיֶ֥ה yih.Yeh “will it be”

Say not, How is it that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.

הָיָ֔ה ha.Yah “was it”הָי֥וּ ha.Yu “they were”

In the day of prosperity enjoy good, and in the day of adversity consider: God hath also set the one beside the other, to the end that man should find out nothing [ergänzt: of what shall be] after him.

הֱיֵ֣ה he.Yeh “be”