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1 Chronicles 2:52

Hebrew
וַיִּהְי֤וּplugin-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
בָנִים֙ לְשׁוֹבָ֔ל אֲבִ֖י קִרְיַ֣ת יְעָרִ֑ים הָרֹאֶ֖ה חֲצִ֥י הַמְּנֻחֽוֹת
ESV
Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim had other sons: Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth.
NIV
The descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim were: Haroeh, half the Manahathites,
NLT
The descendants of Shobal (the founder of Kiriath-jearim) were Haroeh, half the Manahathites,
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”
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

The definite article
Σωβαλ πατρὶ Καριαθιαριμ Αραα Εσι Αμμανιθ
KJV
And Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim had sons; Haroeh, and half of the Manahethites.

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