Lexical Definition

‎הָוָא‎ hâvâʼ (hav-aw') to be ^A:V
(Aramaic) or הָוָה hâvâh (havaw'); (Aramaic), corresponding to ‎הָוָא‎

be, become, [phrase] behold, [phrase] came (to pass), [phrase] cease, [phrase] cleave, [phrase] consider, [phrase] do, [phrase] give, [phrase] have, [phrase] judge, [phrase] keep, [phrase] labour, [phrase] mingle (self), [phrase] put, [phrase] see, [phrase] seek, [phrase] set, [phrase] slay, [phrase] take heed, tremble, [phrase] walk, [phrase] would.

• to exist
• used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words)

1) to come to pass, become, be
1a) (P'al)
1a1) to come to pass
1a2) to come into being, arise, become, come to be
1a2a) to let become known (with participle of knowing)
1a3) to be

See Greek: βούλημα · γίνομαι · ἐνοχλέω

Extended Information

Aramaic of: הָוָא

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Hebrew form: הָיָה
‎הֲוָא‎, ‎הֲוָּה‎₇₁ verb come to pass, become, be (Biblical Hebrew ‎הָיָה‎); —

Pe`al Perfect 3 masculine singular ‎הֲוָה‎ Dan 4:26* +, ‎הֲוָא‎ Dan 5:19 +; 2 masculine singular ‎הֲוַיְתָ‎ Dan 2:31; Dan 2:34, 1 singular ‎הֲוֵית‎ Dan 4:1* +; 3 masculine plural ‎הֲווֺ‎ Dan 2:35 +; Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎לֶהֱוֵא‎ (K^{§ 47, l}) b) Dr^{§ 204 Obs.} Nö^{M 215 ff.}; in Jewish-Aramaic as jussive D^{§ 61, lc}) Dan 2:20 +; 3 feminine singular ‎תֶּהֱוֵה‎ Dan 4:24* +, ‎אֵ֯‎ Ezra 6:8 +, 3 masculine plural ‎לֶהֱוֺן‎ Ezra 6:10 + 6 t., 3 feminine plural ‎לֶהֶוְיָן‎ Dan 5:17 Imperative masculine plural ‎הֱווֺ‎ Ezra 4:22, ‎הֲזוֺ‎ Ezra 6:6 —

1. come to pass Dan 2:28; Dan 2:29 (twice in verse); Dan 2:45.

2. come into being, arise Ezra 7:23 become, come to be, with predicate noun Dan 4:24*; Dan 5:29 and ( = represent) Dan 7:23 with ‎כְּ‎ like Dan 2:35 a, with ‎ל‎ predicate vDan 2:35 b, with adjective predicate Ezra 6:6, with adverb phrase Ezra 5:5; Dan 4:22* often periphrastic, with participle: ‎׳‎‎יְדִיעַ לה‎ let become known Dan 3:18; Ezra 4:12; Ezra 4:13; Ezra 5:8 let it be given Ezra 6:8; Ezra 6:9, also Ezra 7:26; Dan 2:20.

3. be, as copula, with adjective predication Dan 2:40; Dan 2:42; Dan 7:19 so very often in periphrastic conjugation with participle, ‎צָבֵא‎ ‎׳‎‎ה‎ wish Dan 5:19 (4 t. in verse), ‎׳‎‎חָזֵה ה‎ behold Dan 2:31; Dan 2:34; Dan 7:2; Dan 7:4; Dan 7:6 +, etc.

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