יִֽהְי֖וּ

𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤅

yiheyu

let 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

Jeremiah 18:21 · Word #15

Lexicon H1961

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

Morphology HVqi3mp 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 H1961-107

they shall come-to-be

Morphological NotesHiphil (causative) prefix conjugation (yiqtol), 3rd person masculine plural (yiheyu); vocalized with shewa under yod and hireq-yod for future/imperfective aspect.
Rendering RationaleThis rendering preserves the root's core sense of dynamic existence and transformation ('come-to-be') rather than a mere copula, emphasizing the emphatic, primitive force of הָיָה as 'to fall into being' or occur; it reflects the Hiphil stem's causative nuance (they shall cause-to-become/exist) and the 3mp morphology with 'they shall' for masculine plural imperfect consecutive.

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AI-generated (perplexity/sonar-pro)

Words from Root היה (to exist, to be, to become, to come to pass, to happen)

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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