Hebrew verb (Aramaic) · H1934
הָוָא
havahav-aw'
to be
71 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: hâvâʼ
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H1934is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 2 of 39Old Testament books
- 49spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H1934
to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words)
The King James renders it: be, become, [phrase] behold, [phrase] came (to pass), [phrase] cease, [phrase] cleave, [phrase] consider, [phrase] do, [phrase] give, [phrase] have, [phrase] judge, [phrase] keep, [phrase] labour, [phrase] mingle (self), [phrase] put, [phrase] see, [phrase] seek, [phrase] set, [phrase] slay, [phrase] take heed, tremble, [phrase] walk, [phrase] would.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
hava is rendered "to be". It stands 71 times in the Hebrew text, across two books.
- Fifty-five of the uses stand in Daniel, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Ezra 4:12Let it be known to the king that the Jews who came from you to us have returned to Jerusalem. And they are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city, restoring its walls, and repairing its foundations.
- The Greek text spells it forty-nine different ways.
The first use
Let it be known to the king that the Jews who came from you to us have returned to Jerusalem. And they are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city, restoring its walls, and repairing its foundations.
Ezra 4:12לֶהֱוֵ֣א
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- he was13
- I was13
- it will be13
- let it be7
- they will be7
- he will be3
- it was3
- they were3
- be2
- you were2
- and it was1
- and they were1
and 3 more, 71 uses in all
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| הָוָא | hava | to fall | Uses6 |
Other numbers on this spelling
Strong gave these words the same spelling and different numbers, so the site counts and defines them apart.
All 71, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
49 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- הֲוָ֣א3
- הֲוֵ֔ית3
- לֶהֱוֵ֨א3
- לֶהֱוֵ֖א3
- לֶהֱוֵ֥א3
- לֶהֱוֵ֣א3
- הֲוָ֤ה2
- הֲוָ֣ה2
- הֲוָ֥ה2
- הֲוֵית֙2
- הֲוֵ֛ית2
- הֲוֵ֡ית2
and 37 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singular17AVqi3ms
- verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singular14AVqp3ms
- verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 1st person common singular13AVqp1cs
- verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person feminine singular7AVqi3fs
- verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine plural7AVqi3mp
- verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person feminine singular3AVqp3fs
- verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine plural3AVqp3mp
- verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 2nd person masculine singular2AVqp2ms
- verb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine plural2AVqv2mp
- conjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person feminine singular1AC/Vqp3fs
- conjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine plural1AC/Vqp3mp
- verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person feminine plural1AVqi3fp
Ezra
sixteen uses
Let it be known to the king that the Jews who came from you to us have returned to Jerusalem. And they are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city, restoring its walls, and repairing its foundations.
- לֶהֱוֵ֣אleheve'verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: let it be
Let it now be known to the king that if that city is rebuilt and its walls are restored, they will not pay tribute, duty, or toll, and the royal treasury will suffer.
- לֶהֱוֵ֣אleheve'verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: let it be
And mighty kings have ruled over Jerusalem and exercised authority over the whole region west of the Euphrates; and tribute, duty, and toll were paid to them.
- הֲווֹ֙havoverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: they were
See that you do not neglect this matter. Why allow this threat to increase and the royal interests to suffer?
- הֱו֛וֹhevoverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: be
Thus the construction of the house of God in Jerusalem ceased, and it remained at a standstill until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
- וַהֲוָת֙vahavatconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: and it was
But the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, so that they were not stopped until a report was sent to Darius and written instructions about this matter were returned.
- הֲוָת֙havatverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: it was
Let it be known to the king that we went into the province of Judah, to the house of the great God. The people are rebuilding it with large stones, and placing timbers in the walls. This work is being carried out diligently and is prospering in their hands.
- לֶהֱוֵ֣אleheve'verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: let it be
And this is the answer they returned: “We are servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and completed.
- הֲוָ֨אhava'verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it was
Therefore Darius decreed: To Tattenai governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and your associates and officials in the region: You must stay away from that place!
- הֲו֖וֹhavoverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: be
I hereby decree what you must do for these elders of the Jews who are rebuilding this house of God: The cost is to be paid in full to these men from the royal treasury out of the taxes of the provinces west of the Euphrates, so that the work will not be hindered.
- תֶּהֱוֵ֧אteheve'verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: let it be
Whatever is needed—young bulls, rams, and lambs for burnt offerings to the God of heaven, as well as wheat, salt, wine, and oil, as requested by the priests in Jerusalem—must be given to them daily without fail.
- לֶהֱוֵ֨אleheve'verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it will be
Then they will be able to offer sacrifices of a sweet aroma to the God of heaven and to pray for the lives of the king and his sons.
- לֶהֱוֹ֧ןlehevonverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: they will be
Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven must be done diligently for His house. For why should wrath fall on the realm of the king and his sons?
- לֶֽהֱוֵא֙leheve'verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: will it be
And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God which you possess, are to appoint magistrates and judges to judge all the people west of the Euphrates—all who know the laws of your God. And you are to teach these laws to anyone who does not know them.
- לֶהֱוֹ֤ןlehevonverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: they will be
If anyone does not keep the law of your God and the law of the king, let a strict judgment be executed against him, whether death, banishment, confiscation of property, or imprisonment.
- לֶהֱוֵ֨אleheve'verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will be
- לֶהֱוֵ֥אleheve'verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: let it be
Daniel
fifty-five uses
and declared: “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and power belong to Him.
- לֶהֱוֵ֨אleheve'verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: let it be
But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the latter days. Your dream and the visions that came into your mind as you lay on your bed were these:
- לֶהֱוֵ֖אleheve'verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it will be
As you lay on your bed, O king, your thoughts turned to the future, and the Revealer of Mysteries made known to you what will happen.
- לֶהֱוֵ֖אleheve'verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it will be
- לֶהֱוֵֽא׃leheve'verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it will be
As you, O king, were watching, a great statue appeared. A great and dazzling statue stood before you, and its form was awesome.
- הֲוַ֙יְתָ֙havaytaverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: you were
As you watched, a stone was cut out, but not by human hands. It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay, and crushed them.
- הֲוַ֗יְתָhavaytaverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: you were
Then the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold were shattered and became like chaff on the threshing floor in summer. The wind carried them away, and not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that had struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.
- וַהֲווֹ֙vahavoconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: and they were
- הֲוָ֛תhavatverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: it became
Finally, there will be a fourth kingdom as strong as iron; for iron shatters and crushes all things, and like iron that crushes all things, it will shatter and crush all the others.
- תֶּהֱוֵ֥אteheve'verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: it will be
And just as you saw that the feet and toes were made partly of fired clay and partly of iron, so this will be a divided kingdom, yet some of the strength of iron will be in it—just as you saw the iron mixed with clay.
- תֶּהֱוֵ֔הtehevehverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: it will be
- לֶֽהֱוֵא־leheve'-verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it will be
And as the toes of the feet were partly iron and partly clay, so this kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle.
- תֶּהֱוֵ֣הtehevehverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: it will be
- תֶּהֱוֵ֥הtehevehverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: it will be
As you saw the iron mixed with clay, so the peoples will mix with one another, but will not hold together any more than iron mixes with clay.
- לֶהֱוֹן֙lehevonverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: they will be
- לֶהֱוֹ֥ןlehevonverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: they will be
And just as you saw a stone being cut out of the mountain without human hands, and it shattered the iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold, so the great God has told the king what will happen in the future. The dream is true, and its interpretation is trustworthy.”
- לֶהֱוֵ֖אleheve'verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it will be
But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up.”
- לֶהֱוֵא־leheve'-verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: let it be
I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at ease in my house and flourishing in my palace.
- הֲוֵית֙haveitverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: I was
In these visions of my mind as I was lying in bed, I saw this come to pass: There was a tree in the midst of the land, and its height was great.
- הֲוֵ֔יתhaveitverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: I was
As I lay on my bed, I also saw in the visions of my mind a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven.
- הֲוֵ֛יתhaveitverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: I was
You will be driven away from mankind, and your dwelling will be with the beasts of the field. You will feed on grass like an ox and be drenched with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.
- לֶהֱוֵ֨הlehevehverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it will be
Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”
- תֶּהֱוֵ֥אteheve'verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: it will be
Twelve months later, as he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon,
- הֲוָֽה׃havahverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he was
In response, Daniel said to the king, “You may keep your gifts for yourself and give your rewards to someone else. Nevertheless, I will read the inscription for the king and interpret it for him.
- לֶֽהֶוְיָ֔ןlehevyanverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person feminine pluraltagged: let them be
Because of the greatness that He bestowed on him, the people of every nation and language trembled in fear before him. He killed whom he wished and kept alive whom he wished; he exalted whom he wished and humbled whom he wished.
- הֲו֛וֹhavoverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: they were
- הֲוָ֨הhavahverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he was
- הֲוָ֣אhava'verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he was
- הֲוָ֤הhavahverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he was
- הֲוָ֣הhavahverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he was
- הֲוָ֤הhavahverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he was
- הֲוָ֣הhavahverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he was
- הֲוָ֥הhavahverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he was
- הֲוָ֥הhavahverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he was
Then Belshazzar gave the command, and they clothed Daniel in purple, placed a gold chain around his neck, and proclaimed him the third highest ruler in the kingdom.
- לֶהֱוֵ֥אleheve'verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will be
Now it pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom,
- לֶהֱוֹ֖ןlehevonverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: they will be
and over them three administrators, including Daniel, to whom these satraps were accountable so that the king would not suffer loss.
- לֶהֱוֹ֞ןlehevonverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: they will be
- לֶהֱוֵ֥אleheve'verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will be
Soon, by his extraordinary spirit, Daniel distinguished himself among the administrators and satraps. So the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.
- הֲוָ֣אhava'verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he was
Thus the administrators and satraps sought a charge against Daniel concerning the kingdom, but they could find no charge or corruption, because he was trustworthy, and no negligence or corruption was found in him.
- הֲו֨וֹhavoverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: they were
Now when Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house, where the windows of his upper room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks to his God, just as he had done before.
- הֲוָ֣אhava'verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he was
As soon as the king heard this, he was deeply distressed and set his mind on delivering Daniel, and he labored until sundown to rescue him.
- הֲוָ֥אhava'verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he was
I hereby decree that in every part of my kingdom, men are to tremble in fear before the God of Daniel: For He is the living God, and He endures forever; His kingdom will never be destroyed, and His dominion will never end.
- לֶהֱוֹ֤ןlehevonverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: they will be
Daniel declared: “In my vision in the night I looked, and suddenly the four winds of heaven were churning up the great sea.
- הֲוֵ֛יתhaveitverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: I was
The first beast was like a lion, and it had the wings of an eagle. I watched until its wings were torn off and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man, and given the mind of a man.
- הֲוֵ֡יתhaveitverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: I was
Next, as I watched, another beast appeared. It was like a leopard, and on its back it had four wings like those of a bird. The beast also had four heads, and it was given authority to rule.
- הֲוֵ֗יתhaveitverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: I was
After this, as I watched in my vision in the night, suddenly a fourth beast appeared, and it was terrifying—dreadful and extremely strong—with large iron teeth. It devoured and crushed; then it trampled underfoot whatever was left. It was different from all the beasts before it, and it had ten horns.
- הֲוֵ֜יתhaveitverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: I was
While I was contemplating the horns, suddenly another horn, a little one, came up among them, and three of the first horns were uprooted before it. This horn had eyes like those of a man and a mouth that spoke words of arrogance.
- הֲוֵ֜יתhaveitverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: I was
As I continued to watch, thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took His seat. His clothing was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze.
- הֲוֵ֗יתhaveitverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: I was
Then I kept watching because of the arrogant words the horn was speaking. As I continued to watch, the beast was slain, and its body was destroyed and thrown into the blazing fire.
- הֲוֵ֔יתhaveitverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: I was
- הֲוֵ֡יתhaveitverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: I was
In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence.
- הֲוֵית֙haveitverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: I was
- הֲוָ֑הhavahverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he was
Then I wanted to know the true meaning of the fourth beast, which was different from all the others—extremely terrifying—devouring and crushing with iron teeth and bronze claws, then trampling underfoot whatever was left.
- הֲוָ֥תhavatverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: it was
As I watched, this horn was waging war against the saints and prevailing against them,
- הֲוֵ֔יתhaveitverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: I was
This is what he said: ‘The fourth beast is a fourth kingdom that will appear on the earth, different from all the other kingdoms, and it will devour the whole earth, trample it down, and crush it.
- תֶּהֱוֵ֣אteheve'verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: it will be
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.
