Strong's Hebrew · H1961

הָיָה

hâyâh · haw-yaw

Definitionto exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
Derivationa primitive root (compare H1933 (הָוָא));
KJV usagebeacon, [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.
Occurrences3,502 in the KJV · 3,095 verses

הָיָה in Scripture

View all 3,095 verses