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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 Box Gen 27:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:29 -

May peoples serve you,

And nations bow down to you;

Be lord and master over your brothers,

And may your mother’s sons bow down to you.

May those who curse you be cursed,

And may those who bless you be blessed.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:6 - In it was written, “It is reported among the [neighboring] nations, and Gashmu is saying that you and the Jews are planning to revolt, and that is the reason you are rebuilding the wall. And according to these reports, you are to be their king.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:6 -

“For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth’;

And [He speaks] to the showers and to the downpour [of His mighty rains], ‘Be strong.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:22 - For what does a man get from all his labor and from the striving and sorrow of his heart with which he labors under the sun?

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 11:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:3 - If the clouds are full [of rain], they empty themselves on the earth; and if a tree falls toward the south or toward the north, in the place where the tree falls, there it lies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 16:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:4 -

“Let our outcasts of Moab live among you;

Be a [sheltered] hiding place to them from the destroyer.”

For the extortioner has come to an end, destruction has ceased,

Oppressors [who trample men] have completely disappeared from the land,

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