היה
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Hebrew
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ה־י־ה (h-y-h) |
Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Semitic *hwy (“to fall, happen, be, become”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /(h)aˈja/
Audio: (file)
Verb
[edit]הָיָה • (hayá) (pa'al construction)
- to be: to exist
- Tanach, Genesis 1:3, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
- וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יְהִי אוֹר וַיְהִי־אוֹר׃
- vayómer 'elohím y'hí 'ór vay'hí-'ór.
- And God said: 'Let there be light.' And there was light.
- to be: connects a noun to a prepositional phrase or adjective describing it
- Tanach, Leviticus 26:12, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
- וְהִתְהַלַּכְתִּי בְּתוֹכְכֶם וְהָיִיתִי לָכֶם לֵאלֹהִים וְאַתֶּם תִּהְיוּ־לִי לְעָם׃
- v'hithalakhtí b'tokh'khém v'hayíti lakhém lelohím v'atém tihyú-lí l'ám.
- And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be My people.
- הבית היה אדום
- habáyit hayá adóm
- the house was red
- to happen, take place, occur
- נֵס גָּדוֹל הָיָה שָׁם.
- nés gadól hayá shám.
- A great miracle happened there.
- to be: connects a term to its definition
- 2011, The 52nd International Mathematical Olympiad, problem 5:
- תהא פונקציה מקבוצת השלמים לקבוצת השלמים החיוביים.
- Let be a function from the set of integers to the set of positive integers.
- 2016, The 57th International Mathematical Olympiad, problem 3:
- יהא מצולע מישורי קמור.
- Let be a convex polygon in the plane.
- 2011, The 52nd International Mathematical Olympiad, problem 5:
- to be: connects a subject to a role the subject plays
- to be: indicates ownership, possession, or the like
- אם יהיה לי
- im yihyé li
- if I'll have
Usage notes
[edit]- The present tense is usually omitted; in some cases a pronoun (such as הוא, יש, or הינו) is used rather than any form of the verb.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of הָיָה (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
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past | first person | הָיִיתִי | הָיִינוּ | ||
second person | הָיִיתָ | הָיִית | הֱיִיתֶם | הֱיִיתֶן | |
third person | הָיָה | הייתה \ הָיְתָה | הָיוּ | ||
present | all persons | (*הוֹוֶה) | (*הוֹוָה) | (*הוֹוִים) | (*הוֹוֹת) |
future | first person | אֶהְיֶה | נִהְיֶה | ||
second person | תִּהְיֶה | תִּהְיִי | תִּהְיוּ | תִּהְיֶינָה1 | |
third person | יִהְיֶה/יְהֵא1 | תִּהְיֶה/תְּהֵא1 | יִהְיוּ | תִּהְיֶינָה1 | |
imperative | second person | הֱיֵה | הֲיִי | הֱיוּ | הֲיֶינָה1 |
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Derived terms
[edit]- אהיה אשר אהיה
- הָיֹה הָיָה (hayó hayá, “once upon a time”)
References
[edit]- ^ Huehnergard, John (2011) “Proto-Semitic Language & Culture; Semitic Roots”, in American Heritage Dictionary[1], 5th edition, Appendix II: Semitic Roots, page 2074 of 2066-2078
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