הָיָה hâyâh

Meaning

to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

In the King James Version: beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.

Derivation: a primitive root (compare H1933 (הָוָא));

Where it is used

• Genesis 1:2 Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.
• Genesis 1:3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
• Genesis 1:5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
• Genesis 1:6 And God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, to separate the waters from the waters.”
• Genesis 1:7 So God made the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the waters above. And it was so.
• Genesis 1:8 God called the expanse “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.
• Genesis 1:9 And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so.
• Genesis 1:11 Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each bearing fruit with seed according to its kind.” And it was so.
• Genesis 1:13 And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.
• Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years.
• Genesis 1:15 And let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth.” And it was so.
• Genesis 1:19 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.
• Genesis 1:23 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.
• Genesis 1:24 And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, land crawlers, and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so.
• Genesis 1:29 Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food.
• Genesis 1:30 And to every beast of the earth and every bird of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth—everything that has the breath of life in it—I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.
• Genesis 1:31 And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
• Genesis 2:5 Now no shrub of the field had yet appeared on the earth, nor had any plant of the field sprouted, for the LORD God had not yet sent rain upon the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground.
• Genesis 2:7 Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.
• Genesis 2:10 Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it branched into four headwaters:
• Genesis 2:18 The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.”
• Genesis 2:24 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.
• Genesis 2:25 And the man and his wife were both naked, and they were not ashamed.
• Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field that the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden?’”
• Genesis 3:5 “For God knows that in the day you eat of it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
• Genesis 3:20 And Adam named his wife Eve, because she would be the mother of all the living.
• Genesis 3:22 Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil. And now, lest he reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever...”
• Genesis 4:2 Later she gave birth to Cain’s brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, while Cain was a tiller of the soil.
• Genesis 4:3 So in the course of time, Cain brought some of the fruit of the soil as an offering to the LORD,
• Genesis 4:8 Then Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let us go out to the field.” And while they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him.
• Genesis 4:12 When you till the ground, it will no longer yield its produce to you. You will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.”
• Genesis 4:14 Behold, this day You have driven me from the face of the earth, and from Your face I will be hidden; I will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.”
• Genesis 4:17 And Cain had relations with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch. Then Cain built a city and named it after his son Enoch.
• Genesis 4:20 Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and raise livestock.
• Genesis 4:21 And his brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all who play the harp and flute.
• Genesis 5:4 And after he had become the father of Seth, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
• Genesis 5:5 So Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.
• Genesis 5:8 So Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then he died.
• Genesis 5:11 So Enosh lived a total of 905 years, and then he died.
• Genesis 5:14 So Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died.
• Genesis 5:17 So Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then he died.
• Genesis 5:20 So Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.
• Genesis 5:23 So Enoch lived a total of 365 years.
• Genesis 5:27 So Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.
• Genesis 5:31 So Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.
• Genesis 5:32 After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
• Genesis 6:1 Now when men began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born to them,
• Genesis 6:3 So the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days shall be 120 years.”
• Genesis 6:4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and afterward as well—when the sons of God had relations with the daughters of men. And they bore them children who became the mighty men of old, men of renown.
• Genesis 6:9 This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God.
• Genesis 6:19 And you are to bring two of every living creature into the ark—male and female—to keep them alive with you.
• Genesis 6:21 You are also to take for yourself every kind of food that is eaten and gather it as food for yourselves and for the animals.”
• Genesis 7:6 Now Noah was 600 years old when the floodwaters came upon the earth.
• Genesis 7:10 And after seven days the floodwaters came upon the earth.
• Genesis 7:12 And the rain fell upon the earth for forty days and forty nights.
• Genesis 7:17 For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, and the waters rose and lifted the ark high above the earth.
• Genesis 8:5 And the waters continued to recede until the tenth month, and on the first day of the tenth month the tops of the mountains became visible.
• Genesis 8:6 After forty days Noah opened the window he had made in the ark
• Genesis 8:13 In Noah’s six hundred and first year, on the first day of the first month, the waters had dried up from the earth. So Noah removed the covering from the ark and saw that the surface of the ground was dry.
• Genesis 9:2 The fear and dread of you will fall on every living creature on the earth, every bird of the air, every creature that crawls on the ground, and all the fish of the sea. They are delivered into your hand.