Strong's Hebrew: 1934. הֲוָא (hava or havah) -- To be, to become, to exist
Strong's Lexicon
hava or havah: To be, to become, to exist
Original Word: הָוָא
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: hava'
Pronunciation: hah-vah
Phonetic Spelling: (hav-aw')
Definition: To be, to become, to exist
Meaning: to exist
Word Origin: A primitive root
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint (the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible) for the concept of being is "εἰμί" (Strong's Greek 1510), which also means "to be" or "to exist."
Usage: The Hebrew verb "hava" or "havah" is used to denote the state of being or becoming. It is often employed in contexts where something comes into existence or undergoes a transformation. This verb is foundational in expressing the concept of existence and change within the Hebrew language.
Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of being and becoming was deeply intertwined with the understanding of God's nature and His creation. The verb "hava" reflects the dynamic and active nature of existence as perceived in the Hebrew worldview. It is a reminder of the ongoing process of creation and transformation that is central to the biblical narrative.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
(Aramaic) corresponding to havah
Definition
to become, come to pass, be
NASB Translation
became (2), beware (1), continued (1), had (1), have (1), judge* (1), kept (8), ruled (1), take place (4).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
הֲוָא, הֲוָּה71
verb come to pass, become, be (Biblical Hebrew הָיָה); —
Pe`al Perfect3masculine singular הֲוָה Daniel 4:26 +, הֲוָא Daniel 5:19 +; 2 masculine singular הֲוַיְתָ Daniel 2:31,34, 1singular הֲוֵית Daniel 4:1 +; 3 masculine plural הֲווֺ Daniel 2:35 +; Imperfect3masculine singular לֶהֱוֵא (K§ 47, l) b) Dr§ 204 Obs. NöM 215 ff.; in Jewish-Aramaic as jussive D§ 61, lc) Daniel 2:20 +; 3 feminine singular תֶּהֱוֵה Daniel 4:24 +, אֵ֯ Ezra 6:8 +, 3 masculine plural לֶהֱוֺן Ezra 6:10 6t., 3 feminine plural לֶהֶוְיָן Daniel 5:17; Imperative masculine plural הֱווֺ Ezra 4:22, הֲזוֺ Ezra 6:6; —
1 come to pass Daniel 2:28,29 (twice in verse); Daniel 2:45.
2 come into being, arise Ezra 7:23; become, come to be, with predicate noun Daniel 4:24; Daniel 5:29 and ( = represent) Daniel 7:23; with כְּ like Daniel 2:35 a, with ל predicate Daniel 2:35 b, with adjective predicate Ezra 6:6, with adverb phrase Ezra 5:5; Daniel 4:22; often periphrastic, with participle: ׳יְדִיעַ לה let become known Daniel 3:18; Ezra 4:12,13; Ezra 5:8; let it be given Ezra 6:8,9, also Ezra 7:26; Daniel 2:20.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
become, behold, came to pass, cease, cleave, consider, do,
(Aramaic) orhavah (Aramaic) {hav-aw'}; corresponding to hava'; to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words) -- 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.
see HEBREW hava'
Forms and Transliterations
הֱו֛וֹ הֲו֖וֹ הֲו֛וֹ הֲו֨וֹ הֲוֵ֔ית הֲוֵ֗ית הֲוֵ֛ית הֲוֵ֜ית הֲוֵ֡ית הֲוֵית֙ הֲוַ֗יְתָ הֲוַ֙יְתָ֙ הֲוָ֑ה הֲוָ֛ת הֲוָ֣א הֲוָ֣ה הֲוָ֤ה הֲוָ֥א הֲוָ֥ה הֲוָ֥ת הֲוָ֨א הֲוָ֨ה הֲוָֽה׃ הֲוָת֙ הֲווֹ֙ הוא הוה הוה׃ הוו הוית הות וַהֲוָת֙ וַהֲווֹ֙ והוו והות לֶֽהֱוֵא֙ לֶֽהֱוֵא־ לֶֽהֶוְיָ֔ן לֶהֱוֵ֖א לֶהֱוֵ֣א לֶהֱוֵ֥א לֶהֱוֵ֨א לֶהֱוֵ֨ה לֶהֱוֵֽא׃ לֶהֱוֵא־ לֶהֱוֹ֖ן לֶהֱוֹ֞ן לֶהֱוֹ֤ן לֶהֱוֹ֥ן לֶהֱוֹ֧ן לֶהֱוֹן֙ להוא להוא־ להוא׃ להוה להוין להון תֶּהֱוֵ֔ה תֶּהֱוֵ֣א תֶּהֱוֵ֣ה תֶּהֱוֵ֥א תֶּהֱוֵ֥ה תֶּהֱוֵ֧א תהוא תהוה hă·wā hă·wāh hă·wāṯ hă·way·ṯā hă·wêṯ hă·wōw haVa haVah haVat haVayta haVeit haVo hăwā hăwāh hăwāṯ hăwayṯā hăwêṯ hăwōw hĕ·wōw heVo hĕwōw le·hĕ·wê le·hĕ·wê- le·hĕ·wêh le·hĕ·wōn le·hew·yān leheVe leheVeh leheVon lehevYan lehĕwê lehĕwê- lehĕwêh lehĕwōn lehewyān te·hĕ·wê te·hĕ·wêh teheVe teheVeh tehĕwê tehĕwêh vahaVat vahaVo wa·hă·wāṯ wa·hă·wōw wahăwāṯ wahăwōw
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Ezra 4:12
HEB: יְדִ֙יעַ֙ לֶהֱוֵ֣א לְמַלְכָּ֔א דִּ֣י
KJV: Be it known unto the king,
INT: it be known be it to the king who
Ezra 4:13
HEB: כְּעַ֗ן יְדִ֙יעַ֙ לֶהֱוֵ֣א לְמַלְכָּ֔א דִּ֠י
INT: Now it be known become to the king that
Ezra 4:20
HEB: וּמַלְכִ֣ין תַּקִּיפִ֗ין הֲווֹ֙ עַל־ יְר֣וּשְׁלֶ֔ם
NAS: kings have ruled over
KJV: There have been mighty kings
INT: kings mighty have ruled over Jerusalem
Ezra 4:22
HEB: וּזְהִירִ֥ין הֱו֛וֹ שָׁל֖וּ לְמֶעְבַּ֣ד
NAS: Beware of being negligent in carrying
KJV: Take heed now that ye fail not to do
INT: take heed Beware negligent carrying
Ezra 4:24
HEB: דִּ֖י בִּירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם וַהֲוָת֙ בָּֽטְלָ֔א עַ֚ד
KJV: which [is] at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto
INT: in Jerusalem and it was stopped unto
Ezra 5:5
HEB: וְעֵ֣ין אֱלָהֲהֹ֗ם הֲוָת֙ עַל־ שָׂבֵ֣י
KJV: of their God was upon
INT: the eye of their God was concerning the elders
Ezra 5:8
HEB: יְדִ֣יעַ ׀ לֶהֱוֵ֣א לְמַלְכָּ֗א דִּֽי־
KJV: Be it known unto the king,
INT: it be known become to the king forasmuch
Ezra 5:11
HEB: בַּיְתָא֙ דִּֽי־ הֲוָ֨א בְנֵ֜ה מִקַּדְמַ֤ת
KJV: the house that was builded
INT: the temple forasmuch that was was built ago
Ezra 6:6
HEB: נַהֲרָ֑ה רַחִיקִ֥ין הֲו֖וֹ מִן־ תַּמָּֽה׃
KJV: the river, be ye far
INT: the River keep be ye from there
Ezra 6:8
HEB: אָסְפַּ֗רְנָא נִפְקְתָ֛א תֶּהֱוֵ֧א מִֽתְיַהֲבָ֛א לְגֻבְרַיָּ֥א
KJV: forthwith expenses be given unto these
INT: the full cost be is to be paid people
Ezra 6:9
HEB: דִי־ בִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙ לֶהֱוֵ֨א מִתְיְהֵ֥ב לְהֹ֛ם
KJV: which [are] at Jerusalem, let it be given
INT: in Jerusalem be is to be given daily
Ezra 6:10
HEB: דִּֽי־ לֶהֱוֹ֧ן מְהַקְרְבִ֛ין נִיחוֹחִ֖ין
KJV: That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours
INT: forasmuch they may offer acceptable
Ezra 7:23
HEB: דִּֽי־ לְמָ֤ה לֶֽהֱוֵא֙ קְצַ֔ף עַל־
KJV: for why should there be wrath against
INT: so why be will not be wrath against
Ezra 7:25
HEB: וְדַיָּנִ֗ין דִּי־ לֶהֱוֹ֤ן [דָּאֲנִין כ]
NAS: and judges that they may judge all
KJV: and judges, which may judge all
INT: and judges who become judge all
Ezra 7:26
HEB: דִּי־ לָא֩ לֶהֱוֵ֨א עָבֵ֜ד דָּתָ֣א
KJV: will not do the law
INT: forasmuch will not be observe the law
Ezra 7:26
HEB: אָסְפַּ֕רְנָא דִּינָ֕ה לֶהֱוֵ֥א מִתְעֲבֵ֖ד מִנֵּ֑הּ
KJV: let judgment be executed
INT: strictly judgment become be executed him
Daniel 2:20
HEB: דָֽנִיֵּאל֙ וְאָמַ֔ר לֶהֱוֵ֨א שְׁמֵ֤הּ דִּֽי־
KJV: and said, Blessed be the name of God
INT: Daniel said be the name forasmuch
Daniel 2:28
HEB: מָ֛ה דִּ֥י לֶהֱוֵ֖א בְּאַחֲרִ֣ית יוֹמַיָּ֑א
NAS: what will take place in the latter
KJV: what shall be in the latter
INT: what who will take the latter days
Daniel 2:29
HEB: מָ֛ה דִּ֥י לֶהֱוֵ֖א אַחֲרֵ֣י דְנָ֑ה
NAS: to what would take place
KJV: what should come to pass hereafter:
INT: to what would take the future time
Daniel 2:29
HEB: מָה־ דִ֥י לֶהֱוֵֽא׃
NAS: would take place in the future;
KJV: to thee what shall come to pass.
INT: what forasmuch place
Daniel 2:31
HEB: מַלְכָּ֗א חָזֵ֤ה הֲוַ֙יְתָ֙ וַאֲל֨וּ צְלֵ֥ם
KJV: O king, sawest, and behold
INT: king were looking become and behold statue
Daniel 2:34
HEB: חָזֵ֣ה הֲוַ֗יְתָ עַ֠ד דִּ֣י
NAS: You continued looking until
INT: looking continued till forasmuch
Daniel 2:35
HEB: כַּסְפָּ֣א וְדַהֲבָ֗א וַהֲווֹ֙ כְּע֣וּר מִן־
NAS: at the same time and became like chaff
KJV: together, and became like the chaff
INT: the silver and the gold and became chaff of
Daniel 2:35
HEB: מְחָ֣ת לְצַלְמָ֗א הֲוָ֛ת לְט֥וּר רַ֖ב
NAS: the statue became a great
KJV: the image became a great
INT: struck the statue became mountain A great
Daniel 2:40
HEB: (רְבִ֣יעָאָ֔ה ק) תֶּהֱוֵ֥א תַקִּיפָ֖ה כְּפַרְזְלָ֑א
KJV: kingdom shall be strong
INT: kingdom fourth shall be strong iron