כִּ֣י שְׁאַל נָא֩ לְיָמִ֨ים רִֽאשֹׁנִ֜ים אֲשֶׁר הָי֣וּplugin-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 לְפָנֶ֗יךָplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigפָנִים
hebrew
Meaning:
* Face * Presence * Front or surface
Noun. Masculine. Although it looks plural in form (ending in -ים), it is almost always used as a singular in meaning - a type of plural of intensity or plural of form common in Hebrew for body parts that come in pairs or have multiple aspects. לְמִן הַיּוֹם֙ אֲשֶׁר֩ בָּרָ֨אplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigבָּרָא
hebrew
Meaning:
* To create * To cut down, select, feed
Bara is a verb that is never takes a human subject; God is always the one who creates in the Old Testament. In contrast, עָשָׂה (to make or do) and יָצַר (to form and to build) do often have humans as the subject. אֱלֹהִ֤יםplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֱלֹהִים
hebrew
Meanings:
* God * god * goddess * divine ones * angels
Noun, masculine אָדָם֙ עַל הָאָ֔רֶץplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֶרֶץ
hebrew
Meaning:
* Earth (e.g. Genesis 1:1) or world * Land * Countries or country
The word אֶרֶץ can designate the whole of planet earth, or the inhabitable world or the national territory or ground.
When coupled with heavens (שָׁמַיִם), the phrase indicates the entire created order.Genesis 12:1 וּלְמִקְצֵ֥ה הַשָּׁמַ֖יִםplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigשָׁמַיִם
hebrew
Meanings:
* Heaven or heavens * Sky * Compass
Masculine noun. The word is dual in form (ending in -ַיִם) which normally indicates two things (like eyes and hands), however, however it functions as a plural. Deuteronomy 10:14 states that Genesis 1:20Psalm 115:3 וְעַד קְצֵ֣ה הַשָּׁמָ֑יִםplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigשָׁמַיִם
hebrew
Meanings:
* Heaven or heavens * Sky * Compass
Masculine noun. The word is dual in form (ending in -ַיִם) which normally indicates two things (like eyes and hands), however, however it functions as a plural. Deuteronomy 10:14 states that Genesis 1:20Psalm 115:3 הֲנִֽהְיָ֗הplugin-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 כַּדָּבָ֤ר הַגָּדוֹל֙ הַזֶּ֔ה א֖וֹ הֲנִשְׁמַ֥ע כָּמֹֽהוּ
deuteronomy_4:32:hebrew
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