תְהִ֤י

𐤕𐤄𐤉

tehi

let there 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

Genesis 13:8 · Word #7

Lexicon H1961

Lemmaהָיָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤄𐤉𐤄
Transliterationhâyâh
Strong'sH1961
In-contextlet there be

Morphology HVqj3fs All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation j — Jussive — Third-person wish or command
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H1961-56

cause her to exist

Rootהיה (h-y-h)
Core Meaningsexistence, becoming, occurrence, happening, being
Semantic RangeTo cause to exist, become, come to pass, happen, or occur (causative sense); often jussive/imperative in contexts like divine commands or blessings (e.g., 'let there be,' 'may she become').
Conceptual SignificanceAs the most frequent verb in the Hebrew Bible, הָיָה undergirds God's self-revelation as 'I AM' (Exodus 3:14), emphasizing divine causation of reality; in Hiphil, it highlights God's sovereign power to bring entities or events into existence, central to creation, covenant promises, and prophetic fulfillment.
Morphological NotesHiphil (causative) qal jussive 3fs: תְהִי from lemma הָיָה (hâyâh), with prefix תְ- (2nd/3rd fem subj), shewa under ת for jussive mood, and hireq-yod vowel.
Rendering RationaleThis rendering preserves the core meaning of the הָיָה root as emphatic existence or becoming, while the Hiphil stem (HV) indicates causative action ('cause to be/exist'), and the morphology HVqj3fs specifies 3rd feminine singular ('her'). It avoids bland copula translations like 'be,' emphasizing the root's dynamic sense of coming into being or occurrence.

AI-generated (perplexity/sonar-pro)

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

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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