הֱיִיתֶ֨ם

𐤄𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤌

heyitem

you were

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

Zechariah 8:13 · Word #3

Lexicon H1961

Lemmaהָיָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤄𐤉𐤄
Transliterationhâyâh
Strong'sH1961
In-contextyou were

Morphology HVqp2mp All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation p — Perfect — Completed action
Person 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number p — Plural — Plural

SIBI-P1 H1961-25

you (masculine plural) have become

Rootהיה (h-y-h)
Core Meaningsto be, to exist, to become, to come to pass, to happen, to occur
Semantic RangeThe root היה carries a broad semantic field encompassing existence, becoming, occurrence, and transformation. It can mean 'to be' (stative), 'to become' (transformative), 'to come to pass' (eventive), or 'to happen' (inchoative). In context it may express accomplished action, commitment, or causation. The root is never merely auxiliary but always carries emphatic force.
Conceptual SignificanceThe verb היה is the foundational verb of existence in Biblical Hebrew, appearing approximately 3,561 times throughout the Old Testament. It expresses not static being but dynamic existence and becoming, reflecting the Hebrew understanding of reality as active and relational. This verb is central to theological statements about God's existence and humanity's transformation, making it semantically and theologically foundational to biblical discourse.
Morphological NotesHVqp2mp: H = Hey prefix (interrogative or emphatic particle); V = verb; qp = Qal perfect; 2 = second person; m = masculine; p = plural. The form הֱיִיתֶם represents the perfect tense with second person masculine plural subject, appearing 13 times in the corpus with consistent morphological marking.
Rendering RationaleThe morphology HVqp2mp indicates a Qal perfect verb, second person masculine plural. The root היה fundamentally expresses existence and becoming rather than mere copular function. The rendering 'have become' preserves the emphatic, dynamic quality of the root (always emphatic, not a mere auxiliary) while accurately reflecting the second person masculine plural address and the perfective aspect of the qatal form.

AI-generated (perplexity/sonar-pro)

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

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
H1961-01 biheyot in-being
H1961-02 biheyotam in their being
H1961-03 biheyotekhe in-your-becoming
H1961-04 biheyotekhem in your being
H1961-05 biheyotenu in our being
H1961-06 biheyoto in his being
H165-01 ehi I will become / I will be
H1961-08 haniheyah has he become?
H1961-09 hayah he has caused-to-be
H1961-10 hayatah she has become
H1961-11 hayetah she had become
H3068-03 hayhvah the self-Existent One
H1961-12 hayi may you become
H1961-13 hayiheyeh will he come-to-be?
H1961-14 hayinu we have become
H1961-15 hayit you have caused yourself to exist
H1961-16 hayita you have become
H1961-17 hayite you have become
H1961-18 hayiti I have come-to-be
H1961-19 hayo they-caused-to-become
H1961-21 haytah she has become
H1961-23 hehayetah she has become
H1961-24 heyeh cause yourself to be
H1961-26 heyot becoming
H1961-27 heyotah her causing-to-be
H1961-29 heyotekha your causing to become
H1961-30 heyotekhe your becoming
H1961-31 heyotekhem your causing-to-exist
H1961-32 heyotenu our becoming
H1961-33 heyoti I coming-to-be
H1961-34 heyoto his causing-to-be
H1961-35 heyu become ye
H1961-36 hoyah she will be causing
H1961-37 hyh he-has-become
H1961-38 hyyth you have caused to become
H1961-39 hyyty you have been
H3068-04 kayhvah like-the-Self-Existent-One
H1961-40 keshehayah as/when he was becoming
H3068-05 layehvah to-the-Self-Existent-One
H3068-06 layhovah to the Self-Existent One
H3068-07 layhvah to the Self-Existent One
H1961-41 liheyot for becoming
H1961-42 liheyotekhem for you (masculine plural) to be
H3068-08 meyehvah from the One Who Is
H1961-43 miheyot from becoming
H1961-44 miheyotam their having become
H1961-45 miheyotekha from your being
H1961-46 niheyah that which has become
H1961-47 niheyatah she has become
H1961-48 niheyeh we will be brought into being
H1961-49 niheyetah she had become
H1961-50 niheyeyta you have come-to-be
H1961-51 niheyeyti I became
H1961-52 shehayah that he has become
H1961-53 shehayu they-who-had-become
H3068-10 sheyahvah that-YHWH
H1961-54 sheyiheyeh that he comes-to-be
H1961-55 sheyiheyu that they become
H1961-56 tehi cause her to exist
H1961-57 tiheyeh you shall become
H1961-59 tiheyeyna you-all-females shall come-to-be-your-masc
H1961-60 tiheyeynah they will come-to-be
H1961-61 tiheyi you shall come-to-be
H1961-62 tiheyu you-all become
H1961-63 tiheyun you shall become
H3068-11 umeyehvah and from the One-Who-Is
H1961-64 utehi and she would become
H3068-12 uvayhvah and against the Self-Existent One
H1961-65 vaeheyeh and I will be
H1961-66 vaehi and I came-to-be
H1961-67 vanehi and we came-to-be
H1961-68 vaniheyeh and we came-to-be
H1961-69 vatehi and she became
H1961-70 vatiheyenah and they came-to-be
H1961-71 vatiheyeyna and you(pl.f) became
H1961-72 vatiheyeynah and they were-coming-to-be
H1961-73 vatiheyi and you became
H1961-74 vatiheyu and you-men became
H1961-75 vayehi And he became
H3068-13 vayhovah and the Self-Existent One
H3068-14 vayhvah and the Self-Existent One
H1961-76 vayiheyu and they came-to-be
H1961-77 veeheyeh and I will be
H1961-78 vehayah and he will be
H1961-79 vehayetah and she will become
H1961-80 vehayinu and we were
H1961-81 vehayit and **you shall be**
H1961-82 vehayita and you will **be**
H1961-83 vehayitah and you became (m.s.); and she became
H1961-84 vehayite and you will **be**
H1961-85 vehayiti and I will come-to-be
H1961-86 vehayu and they will come-to-be
H1961-87 veheyeh and you be
H3068-15 velayhvah and-to-the-Self-Existent-One
H3069-01 veleyhvih and to YHWH (He-Is)
H1961-88 veliheyot and for **becoming**
H1961-89 veliheyotekha and for your becoming
H1961-90 veniheyatah and she shall become
H1961-91 veniheyeh and we will become
H1961-92 vetiheyenah and they shall become
H1961-93 vetiheyeynah and you-all-females shall become
H1961-95 vhyh and he came-to-be
H1961-96 vhyt and she will come-to-be
H1961-97 vhyv and they will exist
H1961-98 viheyitem and you-all shall come-to-be
H1961-99 viheyot in their being
H1961-100 viheyu and you shall become
H1961-101 vihi And he shall come-to-be
H1961-102 vyhyv and they came-to-be
H3050-02 yah Yah (He-Is)
H1961-103 yehi let him be/exist
H3068-16 yehovah He Who Is
H3069-02 yehovih He-Is (YHWH)
H3058-02 yehu YHWH‑Is‑He
H3068-17 yehvah the Being One
H3069-03 yehvih He-Is
H1961-104 yhy he-causes-to-exist
H1961-105 yhyh he will cause-to-be
H1961-106 yiheyeh he will be
H1961-107 yiheyu they shall come-to-be

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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