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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 ep. 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

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.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:29 -

May peoples serve you

and nations bow in homage to you.

Be master over your relatives;

may your mother’s sons bow in homage to you.

Those who curse you will be cursed,

and those who bless you will be blessed.

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:6 -

In it was written:

It is reported among the nations ​— ​and Geshem[fn] agrees ​— ​that you and the Jews plan to rebel. This is the reason you are building the wall. According to these reports, you are to become their king

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:6 -

For he says to the snow, “Fall to the earth,”

and the torrential rains, his mighty torrential rains,

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:22 -

For what does a person get with all his work and all his efforts that he labors at under the sun?

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:3 -

If the clouds are full, they will pour out rain on the earth;

whether a tree falls to the south or the north,

the place where the tree falls, there it will lie.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:4 -

Let my refugees stay with you;

be a refuge for Moab[fn] from the aggressor.

When the oppressor has gone,

destruction has ended,

and marauders have vanished from the land,

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