הָי֖וּ

𐤄𐤉𐤅

hayu

had

a primitive root (compare הָוָא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.

H1961

1 Chronicles 4:5 · Word #4

Lexicon H1961

Lemmaהָיָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤄𐤉𐤄
Transliterationhâyâh
Strong'sH1961
In-contexthad

Morphology HVqp3cp All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation p — Perfect — Completed action
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender c — Common — Common (both genders)
Number p — Plural — Plural

SIBI-P1 H1961-22

they were

Morphological NotesHVqp3cp = Qal perfect, 3rd person common plural. The form הָיוּ represents the standard perfect conjugation of היה in the third person plural, appearing 167 times in the biblical text with consistent vocalization across multiple surface variants.
Rendering RationaleThe morphology HVqp3cp indicates Qal perfect, third person common plural, which in English is rendered as 'they were.' This preserves the root meaning of existence and being while accurately reflecting the plural third-person form. The Qal stem (simple active) conveys the straightforward sense of being or becoming without causative or intensive force.

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Words from Root ה־י־ה (to be, to exist, to become, to happen, to occur, to come to pass)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H1961-20 hayoh it came to be

Word Usage (3575 occurrences of H1961)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 1:2 הָיְתָ֥ה hayetah was
Genesis 1:3 יְהִ֣י yehi let there be
Genesis 1:3 וַֽ/יְהִי vayehi and there was
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