הָיָה
Meanings
Pa'al verb
1. to be
a. to exist
b. connects a noun to a prepositional phrase or adjective describing it
c. connects a term to its definition
d. connects a subject to a role the subject plays
2. to happen, take place, occur
Pronunciation
hayá
Examples14503
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יְהִי אוֹר וַיְהִי־אוֹר׃
And God said: 'Let there be light.' And there was light.
הַבַּיִת הָיָה אָדֹם
the house was red
נֵס גָּדוֹל הָיָה שָׁם.
A great miracle happened there.
אִם יִהְיֶה לִי
if I'll have
תְּהֵא f פוּנְקְצִיָּה מִקְּבוּצַת הַשְּׁלֵמִים לקְבוּצַת הַשְּׁלֵמִים הַחִיּוּבִיִּים.
Let f be a function from the set of integers to the set of positive integers.
תּוֹם הָיָה האסיסטנט שֶׁל מרי.
Tom was Mary's assistant.