הָיָה
ha.yah
1. to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out
a. (Qal)
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a. to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass
b. to come about, come to pass
2. to come into being, become
a. to arise, appear, come
b. to become
1. to become
2. to become like
3. to be instituted, be established
3. to be
a. to exist, be in existence
b. to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)
c. to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)
d. to accompany, be with
b. (Niphal)
1. to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about
2. to be done, be finished, be gone
Lexicon: STEPBible Tyndale House Brief Lexicons (TBESH / TBESG) (CC BY 4.0)
Translated as (BSB)
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Concordance 3,132 verses
- Exodus 25:20 וְהָי֣וּיִהְי֖וּ
And the cherubim are to have wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the mercy seat.
- Exodus 25:27 תִּהְיֶ֖יןָ
The rings are to be close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table.
- Exodus 25:31 יִהְיֽוּ׃
Then you are to make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. It shall be made of one piece, including its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals.
- Exodus 25:36 יִהְי֑וּ
The buds and branches are to be all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.
- Exodus 26:3 תִּֽהְיֶ֙יןָ֙
Five of the curtains are to be joined together, and the other five joined as well.
- Exodus 26:6 וְהָיָ֥ה
Make fifty gold clasps as well, and join the curtains together with the clasps, so that the tabernacle will be a unit.
- Exodus 26:11 וְהָיָ֥ה
Make fifty bronze clasps and put them through the loops to join the tent together as a unit.
- Exodus 26:13 יִהְיֶ֨ה
And the tent curtains will be a cubit longer on either side, and the excess will hang over the sides of the tabernacle to cover it.
- Exodus 26:24 וְיִֽהְי֣וּיִהְי֤וּיִהְיֶ֣היִהְיֽוּ׃
coupled together from bottom to top and fitted into a single ring. These will serve as the two corners.
- Exodus 26:25 וְהָיוּ֙
So there are to be eight frames and sixteen silver bases—two under each frame.
- Exodus 27:1 יִהְיֶה֙
“You are to build an altar of acacia wood. The altar must be square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high.
- Exodus 27:2 תִּהְיֶ֣יןָ
Make a horn on each of its four corners, so that the horns are of one piece, and overlay it with bronze.
- Exodus 27:5 וְהָיְתָ֣ה
Set the grate beneath the ledge of the altar, so that the mesh comes halfway up the altar.
- Exodus 27:7 וְהָי֣וּ
The poles are to be inserted into the rings so that the poles are on two sides of the altar when it is carried.
- Exodus 28:7 יִֽהְיֶה־
It shall have two shoulder pieces attached at two of its corners, so it can be fastened.
- Exodus 28:8 יִהְיֶ֑ה
And the skillfully woven waistband of the ephod must be of one piece, of the same workmanship—with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen.
- Exodus 28:16 יִֽהְיֶ֖ה
It must be square when folded over double, a span long and a span wide.
- Exodus 28:20 יִהְי֖וּ
and in the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. Mount these stones in gold filigree settings.
- Exodus 28:21 תִּֽהְיֶ֜יןָתִּֽהְיֶ֕יןָ
The twelve stones are to correspond to the names of the sons of Israel, each engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.
- Exodus 28:28 לִֽהְי֖וֹת
The rings of the breastpiece shall be tied to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue yarn, so that the breastpiece is above the waistband of the ephod and does not swing out from the ephod.
- Exodus 28:30 וְהָיוּ֙
And place the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece of judgment, so that they will also be over Aaron’s heart whenever he comes before the LORD. Aaron will continually carry the judgment of the sons of Israel over his heart before the LORD.
- Exodus 28:32 וְהָיָ֥היִֽהְיֶה֩יִֽהְיֶה־
with an opening at its top in the center. Around the opening shall be a woven collar with an opening like that of a garment, so that it will not tear.
- Exodus 28:35 וְהָיָ֥ה
Aaron must wear the robe whenever he ministers, and its sound will be heard when he enters or exits the sanctuary before the LORD, so that he will not die.
- Exodus 28:37 וְהָיָ֖היִהְיֶֽה׃
Fasten to it a blue cord to mount it on the turban; it shall be on the front of the turban.
- Exodus 28:38 וְהָיָה֮וְהָיָ֤ה
And it will be worn on Aaron’s forehead, so that he may bear the iniquity of the holy things that the sons of Israel consecrate with regard to all their holy gifts. It shall always be on his forehead, so that they may be acceptable before the LORD.
- Exodus 28:42 יִהְיֽוּ׃
Make linen undergarments to cover their bare flesh, extending from waist to thigh.
- Exodus 28:43 וְהָיוּ֩
Aaron and his sons must wear them whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they will not incur guilt and die. This is to be a permanent statute for Aaron and his descendants.
- Exodus 29:9 וְהָיְתָ֥ה
Wrap the sashes around Aaron and his sons and tie headbands on them. The priesthood shall be theirs by a permanent statute. In this way you are to ordain Aaron and his sons.
- Exodus 29:26 וְהָיָ֥ה
Take the breast of the ram of Aaron’s ordination and wave it before the LORD as a wave offering, and it will be your portion.
- Exodus 29:28 וְהָיָה֩יִהְיֶ֨ה
This will belong to Aaron and his sons as a regular portion from the Israelites, for it is the heave offering the Israelites will make to the LORD from their peace offerings.
- Exodus 29:29 יִהְי֥וּ
The holy garments that belong to Aaron will belong to his sons after him, so they can be anointed and ordained in them.
- Exodus 29:37 וְהָיָ֤ה
For seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and consecrate it. Then the altar will become most holy; whatever touches the altar will be holy.
- Exodus 29:45 וְהָיִ֥יתִי
Then I will dwell among the Israelites and be their God.
- Exodus 30:2 יִהְיֶ֔ה
It is to be square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns must be of one piece.
- Exodus 30:4 וְהָיָה֙
And make two gold rings below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles used to carry it.
- Exodus 30:12 יִהְיֶ֥ה
“When you take a census of the Israelites to number them, each man must pay the LORD a ransom for his life when he is counted. Then no plague will come upon them when they are numbered.
- Exodus 30:16 וְהָיָה֩
Take the atonement money from the Israelites and use it for the service of the Tent of Meeting. It will serve as a memorial for the Israelites before the LORD to make atonement for your lives.”
- Exodus 30:21 וְהָיְתָ֨ה
Thus they are to wash their hands and feet so that they will not die; this shall be a permanent statute for Aaron and his descendants for the generations to come.”
- Exodus 30:25 יִהְיֶֽה׃
Prepare from these a sacred anointing oil, a fragrant blend, the work of a perfumer; it will be a sacred anointing oil.
- Exodus 30:29 וְהָי֖וּ
You are to consecrate them so that they will be most holy. Whatever touches them shall be holy.
- Exodus 30:31 יִהְיֶ֥ה
And you are to tell the Israelites, ‘This will be My sacred anointing oil for the generations to come.
- Exodus 30:32 יִהְיֶ֥ה
It must not be used to anoint an ordinary man, and you must not make anything like it with the same formula. It is holy, and it must be holy to you.
- Exodus 30:34 יִהְיֶֽה׃
The LORD also said to Moses, “Take fragrant spices—gum resin, onycha, galbanum, and pure frankincense—in equal measures,
- Exodus 30:36 תִּהְיֶ֥ה
Grind some of it into fine powder and place it in front of the Testimony in the Tent of Meeting, where I will meet with you. It shall be most holy to you.
- Exodus 30:37 תִּהְיֶ֥ה
You are never to use this formula to make incense for yourselves; you shall regard it as holy to the LORD.
- Exodus 32:1 הָ֥יָה
Now when the people saw that Moses was delayed in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him!”
- Exodus 32:19 וַֽיְהִ֗י
As Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, he burned with anger and threw the tablets out of his hands, shattering them at the base of the mountain.
- Exodus 32:23 הָ֥יָה
They told me, ‘Make us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him!’
- Exodus 32:30 וַיְהִי֙
The next day Moses said to the people, “You have committed a great sin. Now I will go up to the LORD; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin.”
- Exodus 33:7 וְהָיָה֙
Now Moses used to take the tent and pitch it at a distance outside the camp. He called it the Tent of Meeting, and anyone inquiring of the LORD would go to the Tent of Meeting outside the camp.