Hebrew word study

הָוָאhâvâʼ — to exist

Pronounced “hav-aw'”

to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words)

Translated in the King James as: be, become, [phrase] behold, [phrase] came (to pass), [phrase] cease, [phrase] cleave, [phrase] consider, [phrase] do, [phrase] give, [phrase] have, [phrase] judge, [phrase] keep, [phrase] labour, [phrase] mingle (self), [phrase] put, [phrase] see, [phrase] seek, [phrase] set, [phrase] slay, [phrase] take heed, tremble, [phrase] walk, [phrase] would.

Appears 64 times in Scripture

Origin: (Aramaic) or הָוָה; (Aramaic), corresponding to H1933 (הָוָא);

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Where it appears

Ezra — 15×

Ezra 4:12 Ezra 4:13 Ezra 4:20 Ezra 4:22 Ezra 4:24 Ezra 5:5 Ezra 5:8 Ezra 5:11 Ezra 6:6 Ezra 6:8 Ezra 6:9 Ezra 6:10 Ezra 7:23 Ezra 7:26+ 1 more in Ezra

Daniel — 49×

Daniel 2:20 Daniel 2:28 Daniel 2:29 Daniel 2:31 Daniel 2:34 Daniel 2:35 Daniel 2:40 Daniel 2:41 Daniel 2:42 Daniel 2:43 Daniel 2:45 Daniel 3:18 Daniel 4:4 Daniel 4:10 Daniel 4:13 Daniel 4:25 Daniel 4:27 Daniel 4:29 Daniel 5:17 Daniel 5:19 Daniel 6:1 Daniel 6:2 Daniel 6:3 Daniel 6:4 Daniel 6:10+ 24 more in Daniel

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.