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hayyā הַיָּה ‘calamity’ (Hebrew)

Etymology^?: another form of hōwā הֹוָה ‘misfortune’
Roots: הווה

hayyā n, f
1) destruction, calamity

Mentioned in Job 6:2

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2014 — 2026 Institute for Biblical Content. Biblical Hebrew for linguists: a multilingual analytical biblical Hebrew lexicon.
Editorial Lead of the English section: M. Hardy (ENS, IBC).
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