Strong H1933H1933Bהָוָה

to be

One of the 2 senses of Strong H1933

Transliteration
hâvâ' hâvâh
Pronunciation
{haw-vaw'} haw-vaw'
Morphology
Hebrew Verb

Definition

STEP sense: to be

Exact lexical definition: become

Part of speech: verb

BDB context: [ הָוָה ] vb . become

General definition

A primitive root (compare {H183 } H1961) supposed to mean properly to breathe; to be (in the sense of existence): - {be} X have.

In the Bible

Strong H1933B appears in 5 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • be2
  • hath1
  • thee1
  • thou1

First verses

  1. Genesis 27:29
    Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
  2. Nehemiah 6:6
    Wherein was written, It is reported among the heathen, and Gashmu saith it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel: for which cause thou buildest the wall, that thou mayest be their king, according to these words.
  3. Ecclesiastes 2:22
    For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?
  4. Ecclesiastes 11:3
    If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.
  5. Isaiah 16:4
    Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab; be thou a covert to them from the face of the spoiler: for the extortioner is at an end, the spoiler ceaseth, the oppressors are consumed out of the land.
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