הָיָה hâyâh

Hebrew · Strong's H1961 · pronounced haw-yaw · used 3562 times in 3133 verses

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));

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Where it is used

Psalms 83:10 who perished at Endor and became like dung on the ground.
Psalms 88:4 I am counted among those descending to the Pit. I am like a man without strength.
Psalms 89:36 his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun,
Psalms 89:41 All who pass by plunder him; he has become a reproach to his neighbors.
Psalms 90:1 A prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, You have been our dwelling place through all generations.
Psalms 90:5 You sweep them away in their sleep; they are like the new grass of the morning—
Psalms 90:17 May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish for us the work of our hands—yes, establish the work of our hands!
Psalms 92:14 In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will remain,
Psalms 94:22 But the LORD has been my stronghold, and my God is my rock of refuge.
Psalms 99:8 O LORD our God, You answered them. You were a forgiving God to them, yet an avenger of their misdeeds.
Psalms 102:6 I am like a desert owl, like an owl among the ruins.
Psalms 102:7 I lie awake; I am like a lone bird on a housetop.
Psalms 104:20 You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the beasts of the forest prowl.
Psalms 104:31 May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in His works.
Psalms 105:12 When they were few in number, few indeed, and strangers in the land,
Psalms 106:36 They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them.
Psalms 109:7 When he is tried, let him be found guilty, and may his prayer be regarded as sin.
Psalms 109:8 May his days be few; may another take his position.
Psalms 109:9 May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow.
Psalms 109:12 May there be no one to extend kindness to him, and no one to favor his fatherless children.
Psalms 109:13 May his descendants be cut off; may their name be blotted out from the next generation.
Psalms 109:15 May their sins always remain before the LORD, that He may cut off their memory from the earth.
Psalms 109:19 May it be like a robe wrapped about him, like a belt tied forever around him.
Psalms 109:25 I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads.
Psalms 112:2 His descendants will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.
Psalms 112:6 Surely he will never be shaken; the righteous man will be remembered forever.
Psalms 113:2 Blessed be the name of the LORD both now and forevermore.
Psalms 114:2 Judah became God’s sanctuary, Israel His dominion.
Psalms 115:8 Those who make them become like them, as do all who trust in them.
Psalms 118:14 The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation.
Psalms 118:21 I will give You thanks, for You have answered me, and You have become my salvation.
Psalms 118:22 The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
Psalms 118:23 This is from the LORD, and it is marvelous in our eyes.
Psalms 119:54 Your statutes are songs to me in the house of my pilgrimage.
Psalms 119:56 This is my practice, for I obey Your precepts.
Psalms 119:76 May Your loving devotion comfort me, I pray, according to Your promise to Your servant.
Psalms 119:80 May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, that I may not be put to shame.
Psalms 119:83 Though I am like a wineskin dried up by smoke, I do not forget Your statutes.
Psalms 119:173 May Your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen Your precepts.
Psalms 122:2 Our feet are standing in your gates, O Jerusalem.
Psalms 122:7 May there be peace within your walls, and prosperity inside your fortresses.”
Psalms 124:1 A song of ascents. Of David. If the LORD had not been on our side—let Israel now declare—
Psalms 124:2 if the LORD had not been on our side when men attacked us,
Psalms 126:1 A song of ascents. When the LORD restored the captives of Zion, we were like dreamers.
Psalms 126:3 The LORD has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.
Psalms 129:6 May they be like grass on the rooftops, which withers before it can grow,
Psalms 130:2 O Lord, hear my voice; let Your ears be attentive to my plea for mercy.
Psalms 135:18 Those who make them become like them, as do all who trust in them.
Psalms 139:22 I hate them with perfect hatred; I count them as my enemies.
Proverbs 1:14 Throw in your lot with us; let us all share one purse”—
Proverbs 3:7 Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
Proverbs 3:8 This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.
Proverbs 3:22 They will be life to your soul and adornment to your neck.
Proverbs 3:26 for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from the snare.
Proverbs 3:27 Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act.
Proverbs 4:3 When I was a son to my father, tender and the only child of my mother,
Proverbs 5:14 I am on the brink of utter ruin in the midst of the whole assembly.”
Proverbs 5:17 Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers.
Proverbs 5:18 May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth:
Proverbs 8:30 Then I was a skilled craftsman at His side, and His delight day by day, rejoicing always in His presence.