לִֽ/הְיֹת֙

𐤋/𐤄𐤉𐤕

liheyot

that it might be

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

Exodus 39:21 · Word #10

Lexicon H1961

Lemmaהָיָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤄𐤉𐤄
Transliterationhâyâh
Strong'sH1961
In-contextthat it might be

Morphology HR/Vqc All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...")

SIBI-P1 H1961-41

for becoming

Rootהיה (h-y-h)
Core Meaningsexistence, becoming, occurrence, happening
Semantic Rangeto exist, to become, to happen, to come to pass, to occur; in purpose clauses: in order to be/become
Conceptual SignificanceCentral to biblical ontology and divine promises (e.g., 'I will be what I will be' Exod 3:14); underscores God's self-existence and the dynamic becoming of creation, covenants, and eschatological fulfillment; 73 occurrences highlight its frequency in expressing reality, transformation, and prophetic inevitability.
Morphological NotesHR/Vqc: Hifil? (noted as HR) infinitive construct (qc) of root היה (H1961); guttural first radical affects vocalization; לְ prefix denotes purpose; surfaces show minor orthographic and cantillation variants.
Rendering RationaleThe form לִהְיוֹת is the infinitive construct (Qal stem) of הָיָה, prefixed with לְ indicating purpose or result, commonly rendered 'to be' or 'for being'; 'for becoming' preserves the root's dynamic sense of coming into existence or state change while reflecting the infinitive construct's frequent use in purpose clauses. It accurately matches the morphology as a neuter infinitive construct with no gender, number, or person markers. This avoids the static English 'to be' and highlights the emphatic, non-copulative nature of the root.

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Words from Root היה (existence, becoming, occurrence, happening)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H3068-01 bayhovah in-the-Self-Existent-One
H3068-02 bayhvah in the Self-Existent One
H3050-01 beyah in Yah

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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