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Lexicon :: Strong's H1933 - hāvâ

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הָוָה
Transliteration
hāvâ
Pronunciation
haw-vaw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root [compare אָוָה (H183), הָיָה (H1961)]
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 484,491

Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: הוה (Strongs and Gesenius) הוא (Strongs)

Strong’s Definitions

הָוָא hâvâʼ, haw-vaw'; or
הָוָה hâvâh; a primitive root (compare H183, H1961) supposed to mean properly, to breathe; to be (in the sense of existence):—be, × have.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's H1933 in the following manner: be thou (2x), be (1x), shall be (1x), may be (1x), hath (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's H1933 in the following manner: be thou (2x), be (1x), shall be (1x), may be (1x), hath (1x).

  1. Qal)

    1. to fall

    2. to be, become, exist, happen

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
הָוָא hâvâʼ, haw-vaw'; or
הָוָה hâvâh; a primitive root (compare H183, H1961) supposed to mean properly, to breathe; to be (in the sense of existence):—be, × have.
STRONGS H1933: Abbreviations
† [הָוָא] verb fall (Arabic bdb021601 id. e.g. of a star Qor 53:1) —
Qal Imperative Job 37:6 for he saith to the snow הֱוֵאאָֿ֑רֶץ Fall earthwards (an Arabizing usage).

† [הָוָה] verb become (Arabic bdb021703 to fall (see הָוָא), also to gape or yawn, and to desire (compare הַוָּה): compare FlDe Job 6:2; Aramaic הֲוָא, bdb021704 the usual word for to be (probably originally to fall out, accidit, hence come to pass, come to be, γίγνεσθαι), Mishna id. very common) a rare synonym of הָיָה which see: —
Qal Imperfect with apocope יְהוּא Ecclesiastes 11:3 (for יְהוּ with א otiosum; Ges§ 75 R I 3 e Köp. 597 f.; but Gr plausibly הוּא); Imperative masculine singular הֱוֵה Genesis 27:29, feminine singular, הֱוִי Isaiah 16:4, Participle הֹוֶה Ecclesiastes 2:22; Nehemiah 6:6 : — Genesis 27:29 הֱוֵה גְבִיר לְאַחֶיךָ become lord to thy brethren, Isaiah 16:4 (perhaps in imitation of Moabite dialect) הֱוִי סֵתֶר לָמוֺ become thou (Zion) a defence to them, Ecclesiastes 2:22; Ecclesiastes 11:3; Nehemiah 6:6.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

27:29; 27:29

Nehemiah

6:6; 6:6

Job

6:2; 37:6

Ecclesiastes

2:22; 2:22; 11:3; 11:3

Isaiah

16:4; 16:4

H1933

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1933 matches the Hebrew הָוָה (hāvâ),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:29 - And let nations serve thee, and princes bow down to thee, and be thou lord of thy brother, and the sons of thy father shall do thee reverence; accursed is he that curses thee, and blessed is he that blesses thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:6 - And in it was written, It has been reported among the Gentiles that thou and the Jews are planning to revolt: therefore thou art building the wall, and thou wilt be a king to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:6 - commanding the snow, Be thou upon the earth, and the stormy rain, and the storm of the showers of his might.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:22 - For it happens to a man in all his labour, and in the purpose of his heart wherein he labours under the sun.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:3 - If the clouds be filled with rain, they pour it out upon the earth: and if a tree fall southward, or if it fall northward, in the place where the tree shall fall, there it shall be.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:4 - The fugitives of Moab shall sojourn with thee; they shall be to you a shelter from the face of the pursuer: for thine alliance has been taken away, and the oppressing ruler has perished from off the earth.
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