Definition
or הָוָה; a primitive root (compare H183, H1961) supposed to mean properly, to breathe; to be (in the sense of existence)
Traditional renderings: be, × have.
Traditional renderings: be, × have.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders הָוָא:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
6 total
- Genesis 27:29הֱוֵ֤ה · May you beMay peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed, and those who bless you be blessed.”
- Nehemiah 6:6הֹוֶ֤ה · are to become…that read: “It is reported among the nations—and Geshem agrees—that you and the Jews are plotting to revolt, and this is why you are building the wall. According to these reports, you are to become their king,
- Job 37:6הֱוֵ֫א · FallFor He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the gentle rain, ‘Pour out a mighty downpour.’
- Ecclesiastes 2:22הֹוֶ֤ה · getFor what does a man get for all the toil and striving with which he labors under the sun?
- Ecclesiastes 11:3יְהֽוּא׃ · it will lieIf the clouds are full, they will pour out rain upon the earth; whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where it falls, there it will lie.
- Isaiah 16:4הֱוִי־ · beLet my fugitives stay with you; be a refuge for Moab from the destroyer.” When the oppressor has gone, destruction has ceased, and the oppressors have vanished from the land,