Know the Word.

Hebrew word

hâvâʼ

haw-vaw'

הָוָא

What it means

to be

to be (in the sense of existence)

Where it comes from

or הָוָה; a primitive root (compare ʼâvâh (אָוָה), hâyâh (הָיָה)) supposed to mean properly, to breathe

How the King James translates it

  • be2
  • mayest1
  • thou1
  • hath1

Every place it appears 5

Genesis27:29
Nehemiah6:6
Job37:6
Ecclesiastes2:22
Isaiah16:4
hâvâʼ (H1933) — Hebrew word meaning “to be”