1934

hăwāʾ הֲוָא ‘to be’ (Aramaic)

Etymology?: corresponding to hāwāʾ הָוָא ‘to fall / to be’
Roots: הוא הוה

hăwāʾ v
1) to come to pass, become, be
 1a) (P'al)
  1a1) to come to pass
  1a2) to come into being, arise, become, come to be
1a2a) to let become known (with participle of knowing)
  1a3) to be

Mentioned in Daniel 7:11, 2:34, 2:35, 2:45, 5:17, 5:29, 6:4, 6:5, 6:15, 7:19, 2:29, 7:6, 7:8, 2:28, 6:2, 6:3, 4:7, 3:18, 7:7, 7:23, 2:20, 6:11, 6:27, 2:31, 4:10, 2:40, 5:19, 7:2, 4:1, 2:43, 4:22, 7:4, 7:13, 2:41, 2:42, 4:24, 4:26, 7:9, 7:21 Ezra 5:8, 4:24, 5:5, 7:23, 5:11, 6:8, 6:9, 6:10, 7:25, 7:26, 6:6, 4:13, 4:12, 4:20, 4:22

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