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הֲוָא

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aramaicOld TestamentVerb71 occurrences2 books54 verses

Definition

(Aramaic) or הָוָה; (Aramaic), corresponding to H1933; to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words)
Traditional renderings: be, become, behold, came (to pass), cease, cleave, consider, do, give, have, judge, keep, labour, mingle (self), put, see, seek, set, slay, take heed, tremble, walk, would.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders הֲוָא:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

71 total
  1. Ezra 4:12לֶהֱוֵ֣א · Let it be
    Let it be known to the king that the Jews who came from you to us have returned to Jerusalem and are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city. They are restoring its walls and repairing its foundations.
  2. Ezra 4:13לֶהֱוֵ֣א · 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.
  3. Ezra 4:20הֲווֹ֙
    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.
  4. Ezra 4:22הֱו֛וֹ
    See that you do not neglect this matter. Why allow this threat to increase and the royal interests to suffer?
  5. Ezra 4:24וַהֲוָת֙ · and it remained
    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.
  6. Ezra 5:5הֲוָת֙ · 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.
  7. Ezra 5:8לֶהֱוֵ֣א · Let it be
    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.
  8. Ezra 5:11הֲוָ֨א · was
    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.
  9. Ezra 6:6הֲו֖וֹ · You must stay
    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!
  10. Ezra 6:8תֶּהֱוֵ֧א · is to 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.
  11. Ezra 6:9לֶהֱוֵ֨א · must 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.
  12. Ezra 6:10לֶהֱוֺ֧ן · they will be able
    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.
  13. Ezra 7:23לֶֽהֱוֵא֙ · fall
    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?
  14. Ezra 7:25לֶהֱוֺ֤ן
    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.
  15. Ezra 7:26לֶהֱוֵ֨א · does; לֶהֱוֵ֥א · 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.
  16. Daniel 2:20לֶהֱוֵ֨א · be
    …and declared: “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and power belong to Him.
  17. Daniel 2:28לֶהֱוֵ֖א · will happen
    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:
  18. Daniel 2:29לֶהֱוֵ֖א; לֶהֱוֵֽא׃ · will happen
    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.
  19. Daniel 2:31הֲוַ֙יְתָ֙
    As you, O king, were watching, a great statue appeared. A great and dazzling statue stood before you, and its form was awesome.
  20. Daniel 2:34הֲוַ֗יְתָ · As you
    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.
  21. Daniel 2:35וַהֲווֹ֙ · and became; הֲוָ֛ת · became
    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.
  22. Daniel 2:40תֶּהֱוֵ֥א · Finally, there will be
    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.
  23. Daniel 2:41תֶּהֱוֵ֔ה · so this will be; לֶֽהֱוֵא־ · will be in it
    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.
  24. Daniel 2:42תֶּהֱוֵ֣ה · will be; תֶּהֱוֵ֥ה
    And as the toes of the feet were partly iron and partly clay, so this kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle.
  25. Daniel 2:43לֶהֱוֺן֙; לֶהֱוֺ֥ן
    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.
  26. Daniel 2:45לֶהֱוֵ֖א · will happen
    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.”
  27. Daniel 3:18לֶהֱוֵא־ · let it
    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.”
  28. Daniel 4:4הֲוֵית֙ · was
    I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at ease in my house and flourishing in my palace.
  29. Daniel 4:10הֲוֵ֔ית · come to pass
    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.
  30. Daniel 4:13הֲוֵ֛ית
    As I lay on my bed, I also saw in the visions of my mind a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven.
  31. Daniel 4:25לֶהֱוֵ֨ה · will be
    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.
  32. Daniel 4:27תֶּהֱוֵ֥א · there 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.”
  33. Daniel 4:29הֲוָֽה׃ · as he was
    Twelve months later, as he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon,
  34. Daniel 5:17לֶֽהֶוְיָ֔ן · You may keep
    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.
  35. Daniel 5:19הֲו֛וֹ; הֲוָ֨ה · he; הֲוָ֣א · He; הֲוָ֤ה · he; הֲוָ֣ה; הֲוָ֤ה · he; הֲוָ֣ה; הֲוָ֥ה · he; הֲוָ֥ה
    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.
  36. Daniel 5:29לֶהֱוֵ֥א
    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.