וְ/הָי֕וּ

𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤅

hâyâh

and-they-shall-be

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.

H1961

Numbers 7:5 · Word #3

Lexicon H1961

Lemmaהָיָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤄𐤉𐤄
Transliterationhâyâh
Strong'sH1961
DefinitionTo 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 HC/Vqq3cp All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation q — Sequential Perfect — Perfect with waw-consecutive, continuing a narrative
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender c — Common — Common (both genders)
Number p — Plural — Plural

Common Translation

Phraseand-they-shall-be

SIBI-P1 Translation H1961-86

and they became

Morphological NotesVerb; Qal stem; sequential perfect (vav-consecutive); 3rd person common plural.
Rendering RationaleThe Qal stem expresses simple being or becoming. As a sequential perfect (vav-consecutive) 3rd person common plural, it denotes a completed or unfolding state of coming-into-being for “they,” hence “and they became.”

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