הָיְתָ֖ה

𐤄𐤉𐤕𐤄

hayetah

has been

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

Leviticus 21:3 · Word #7

Lexicon H1961

Lemmaהָיָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤄𐤉𐤄
Transliterationhâyâh
Strong'sH1961
In-contexthas been

Morphology HVqp3fs All morphology codes

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

SIBI-P1 H1961-11

she had become

Rootהיה (h-y-h)
Core Meaningsexistence, becoming, occurrence, happening, being
Semantic Rangeto exist, be or become, come to pass, happen, occur, arise, appear, abide, remain, fall out; in Hiphil: cause to be, make become, establish[1][3][5]
Conceptual SignificanceAs the most frequent verb in the Hebrew Bible (over 3,500 occurrences), הָיָה undergirds ontology, divine identity (related to YHWH, 'I AM/WILL BE'), narrative progression, and covenantal promises of becoming and transformation[2][4]
Morphological NotesHiphil (הִפְעִיל) perfect qatal participle, 3fs: causative stem of root היה, indicating 'she caused to be/become' or resultative 'she had become'; surfaces show minor orthographic and accentual variants.
Rendering RationaleThis rendering preserves the core semantics of הָיָה as emphatic 'to be/become/happen' rather than a mere copula, emphasizing transformation or occurrence[1][5]. It reflects the Hiphil stem (causative, 'she caused to become' or 'she had become'), perfect aspect (completed action), 3rd person feminine singular (agrees with Hebrew gender, using 'she'), and participle form (stative/resultative ongoing state)[1]. The morphology HVqp3fs is directly mirrored in the feminine singular pronoun and tense.

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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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