הָוָא hâvâʼ — to exist
Translated in the KJV as be, become, behold, came, cease, cleave, consider, do, give, have, judge, keep.
(Aramaic) or הָוָה; (Aramaic), corresponding to H1933; to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words).
hâvâʼ in each stem
Pe'al
Perfect (qatal) 37Imperfect (yiqtol) 32Imperative 2
Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which came up from thee to us are come unto Jerusalem, building the rebellious and the bad city, and have set up the walls thereof, and joined the foundations.
Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be builded, and the walls set up again, then will they not pay toll, tribute, and custom, and so thou shalt endamage the revenue of the kings.
There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, which have ruled over all countries beyond the river; and toll, tribute, and custom, was paid unto them.
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›