שֶׁ/יִּהְי֣וּ
𐤔/𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤅
hâyâh
To be, to exist, to happen, to take place; expresses existence, state of being, occurrence, or coming into a particular state. Used for describing the state or process of being, becoming, or coming to pass; also to indicate the occurrence of events or conditions, and, in certain syntactic contexts, serves as a linking or existential verb.
Ecclesiastes 6:3 · Word #9
Lexicon H1961
| Lemma | הָיָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤄𐤉𐤄 |
| Transliteration | hâyâh |
| Strong's | H1961 |
| Definition | To be, to exist, to happen, to take place; expresses existence, state of being, occurrence, or coming into a particular state. Used for describing the state or process of being, becoming, or coming to pass; also to indicate the occurrence of events or conditions, and, in certain syntactic contexts, serves as a linking or existential verb. |
Morphology HTr/Vqi3mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1961-55
that they be
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, imperfect (yiqtol), 3rd person masculine plural, with prefixed subordinating particle שֶׁ. |
| Rendering Rationale | Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural of היה expresses ongoing or future state of being or becoming; the prefixed שֶׁ introduces a subordinate clause, hence "that they be." This preserves both the root idea of existence/becoming and the plural masculine morphology. |
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