Know the Word.

Hebrew word

hâyâh

haw-yaw

הָיָה

What it means

to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass

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

Where it comes from

a primitive root (compare hâvâʼ (הָוָא))

How the King James translates it

  • be18
  • was4
  • done4
  • pass3
  • let2
  • had2
  • been2
  • shalt2

Every place it appears 71