וְלֹ֤א יִהְי֨וּplugin-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 כַּאֲבוֹתָ֗ם דּוֹר֮ סוֹרֵ֪ר וּמֹ֫רֶ֥ה דּ֭וֹר לֹא הֵכִ֣יןplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigכּוּן
Meaning
* To be firm * Establish * Prepare * Set
Verb. Occurs about 200 times in the Old Testament.
Meanings by Stem
Qal Stem (basic form)
To be firm, stable, fixed, established.
Describes something that stands securely or endures.Psalm 93:2Psalm 103:19Proverbs 16:9Psalm 96:102 Samuel 7:16Proverbs 16:3Luke 22:321 Peter 5:101 Corinthians 1:8Hebrews 2:3Colossians 1:23Matthew 25:34 לִבּ֑וֹplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigלֵב
hebrew
Meaning:
* The heart * Used figuratively for the feelings, the will and even the intellect * The centre of anything
Noun, masculine (although conceptually neutral, being used for both men and women). Occurs nearly 600 times in the Old Testament.1 Samuel 25:37Genesis 6:5Exodus 8:151 Samuel 24:51 Samuel 16:7Jeremiah 17:9Deuteronomy 10:16Deuteronomy 6:5Deuteronomy 6:5Psalm 9:1 (NIV)(verse 2 in the Hebrew Bible)Deuteronomy 6:5Genesis 6:51 Samuel 1:13Psalm 95:10Deuteronomy 6:5… וְלֹא נֶאֶמְנָ֖ה אֶת אֵ֣ל רוּחֽוֹplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigרוּחַ
hebrew
Meaning:
* Wind * Breath * Spirit
Noun. Occurs about 380 times in the Old Testament.
Though usually feminine, רוּחַ sometimes takes masculine verbs and adjectives, especially when referring to the Spirit of God (רוּחַ יְהוָה).Exodus 10:13Genesis 6:17Genesis 41:8Proverbs 16:32Ecclesiastes 12:7Genesis 1:2Judges 3:10Ezekiel 36:27Genesis 2:7John 3:8Genesis 1:2Genesis 8:1
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