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1 Kings 6:11

Hebrew
וַֽיְהִי֙plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה

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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
דְּבַר יְהוָ֔הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

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Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
אֶל שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר
ESV
Now the word of the LORD came to Solomon,
NIV
The word of the LORD came to Solomon:
NLT
Then the LORD gave this message to Solomon:
LXX
KJV
And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying,

1 Kings 6:10 ← 1 Kings 6:11 → 1 Kings 6:12

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