הֹוֶ֤ה

𐤄𐤅𐤄

hâvâʼ

An ancient verbal root of uncertain meaning; in later (especially Aramaic-influenced) portions of biblical Hebrew, used as a synonym or replacement for 'to be' (exist, come to pass, become) primarily in poetic, late biblical, or Aramaic-influenced texts. It generally denotes a state of existing or coming into being, sometimes with the nuance of occurring or happening.

H1933

Ecclesiastes 2:22 · Word #3

Lexicon H1933

Lemmaהָוָא
Lemma (Paleo)𐤄𐤅𐤀
Transliterationhâvâʼ
Strong'sH1933
DefinitionAn ancient verbal root of uncertain meaning; in later (especially Aramaic-influenced) portions of biblical Hebrew, used as a synonym or replacement for 'to be' (exist, come to pass, become) primarily in poetic, late biblical, or Aramaic-influenced texts. It generally denotes a state of existing or coming into being, sometimes with the nuance of occurring or happening.

Morphology HVqrmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation r — Participle Active — The one doing the action
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 Translation H1933-04

existing one

Morphological NotesQal active participle, masculine singular, absolute state.
Rendering RationaleThe Qal active participle masculine singular denotes one who is in the state of existing or coming into being. "Existing one" preserves the root sense of הוה as denoting existence or happening while reflecting the participial, masculine singular form.

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