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Lexicon :: Strong's H1933 - hāvâ

Strong's

Red Letter

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 Info

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).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

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.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

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 Fl^{De 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} Kö^{p. 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

Gesenius' Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon [?]

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

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Gen 27:29 - Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be^H1933 lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.

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Neh 6:6 - Wherein was written, It is reported among the heathen, and Gashmu saith it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel: for which cause thou buildest the wall, that thou mayest be^H1933 their king, according to these words.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:6

Job 37:6 - For he saith to the snow, Be thou^H1933 on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.

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Ecc 2:22 - For what hath^H1933 man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?

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Ecc 11:3 - If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.^H1933

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Isa 16:4 - Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab; be^H1933 thou a covert to them from the face of the spoiler: for the extortioner is at an end, the spoiler ceaseth, the oppressors are consumed out of the land.

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