Psalm 112:6

Hebrew
כִּֽי לְעוֹלָ֥ם לֹא יִמּ֑וֹט לְזֵ֥כֶר ע֝וֹלָ֗ם יִהְיֶ֥הplugin-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
צַדִּֽיק
ESV
For the righteous will never be moved; he will be remembered forever.
NIV
Surely he will never be shaken; a righteous man will be remembered forever.
NLT
Such people will not be overcome by evil. Those who are righteous will be long remembered.
LXX
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greek

The definite article
αἰῶνα οὐ σαλευθήσεται εἰς μνημόσυνον αἰώνιον ἔσταιplugin-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.
δίκαιος
KJV
Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.

Psalm 112:5 ← Psalm 112:6 → Psalm 112:7

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