Transliteration: hâyâh

Phonetic: haw-yaw

BDB Definition:

1. to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out
   1. (Qal)
      1. -----
         1. to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass
         2. to come about, come to pass
      2. to come into being, become
         1. to arise, appear, come
         2. to become
            1. to become
            2. to become like
            3. to be instituted, be established
      3. to be
         1. to exist, be in existence
         2. to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)
         3. to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)
         4. to accompany, be with
   2. (Niphal)
      1. to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about
      2. to be done, be finished, be gone

Origin: a primitive root [compare H1933" class="dictionary-topic-link">H1933]

TWOT entry: 491

Part(s) of speech: Verb