לִֽ/הְי֣וֹת
𐤋/𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤕
hâyâh
to 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.
2 Samuel 7:8 · Word #16
Lexicon H1961
| Lemma | הָיָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤄𐤉𐤄 |
| Transliteration | hâyâh |
| Strong's | H1961 |
| Definition | 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. |
Morphology HR/Vqc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...") |
Common Translation
| Phrase | to be |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1961-41
to be, to become
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, infinitive construct with prefixed ל indicating purpose, result, or abstract verbal action. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal infinitive construct of היה with prefixed ל expresses the verbal idea in its basic, uninflected form—denoting the state or process of being or becoming. This rendering preserves the root’s core sense of existence and transition into a state. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
to be
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Simplified from 'to be, to become' to just 'to be' for contextual clarity and directness as the focus is on the resultant state, not the process of becoming. |