1 Chronicles 4:5

Hebrew
וּלְאַשְׁחוּר֙ אֲבִ֣י תְק֔וֹעַ הָי֖וּplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה

hebrew

The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament.

This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence.

* It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2
שְׁתֵּ֣י נָשִׁ֑ים חֶלְאָ֖ה וְנַעֲרָֽה
ESV
Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Naarah;
NIV
Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
NLT
Ashhur (the father of Tekoa) had two wives, named Helah and Naarah.
LXX
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greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
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greek

The definite article
Σαουρ πατρὶ Θεκωε ἦσανplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
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greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
Θοαδα
KJV
And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

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