הֲוָא (ha.va) means “to be” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: hav-aw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
הֲוָא · ha.va · to be
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
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(Aramaic) or הָוָה; (Aramaic), corresponding to H1933 (הָוָא); to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words)
KJV glosses: be, become, [phrase] behold, [phrase] came (to pass), [phrase] cease, [phrase] cleave, [phrase] consider, [phrase] do, [phrase] give, [phrase] have, [phrase] judge, [phrase] keep, [phrase] labour, [phrase] mingle (self), [phrase] put, [phrase] see, [phrase] seek, [phrase] set, [phrase] slay, [phrase] take heed, tremble, [phrase] walk, [phrase] would.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| he | 5 |
| was | 4 |
| as i | 3 |
| be | 3 |
| will happen | 3 |
| i | 2 |
| i continued | 2 |
| let it be | 2 |
| vvv | 2 |
| will be | 2 |
| and became | 1 |
| and it remained | 1 |
| as he was | 1 |
| as you | 1 |
| became | 1 |
| come to pass | 1 |
| does | 1 |
| fall | 1 |
| finally there will be | 1 |
| i kept | 1 |
| is to be | 1 |
| let it | 1 |
| must be | 1 |
| so this will be | 1 |
| sought | 1 |
| that will appear | 1 |
| there will be | 1 |
| they will be able | 1 |
| to rule | 1 |
| while i was | 1 |
| will be in it | 1 |
| would | 1 |
| you may keep | 1 |
| you must stay | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| i beheld | 6 |
| shall be | 6 |
| i saw | 5 |
| be | 4 |
| and whom he would | 3 |
| was | 3 |
| be it | 2 |
| be it known | 2 |
| shall come to pass | 2 |
| and became | 1 |
| be ye | 1 |
| became | 1 |
| but they shall | 1 |
| do | 1 |
| he did | 1 |
| he kept alive | 1 |
| he put down | 1 |
| he set up | 1 |
| he slew | 1 |
| he walked | 1 |
| him and he laboured | 1 |
| him that he should be | 1 |
| i considered | 1 |
| it may be | 1 |
| let it be | 1 |
| men tremble | 1 |
| might | 1 |
| sawest | 1 |
| should come to pass | 1 |
| should have | 1 |
| should there be | 1 |
| so it ceased | 1 |
| sought | 1 |
| take heed | 1 |
| that they may offer | 1 |
| that was | 1 |
| there have been | 1 |
| there shall be | 1 |
| they shall mingle themselves | 1 |
| thou sawest | 1 |
| trembled | 1 |
| which may judge | 1 |
| which should be | 1 |
| which was | 1 |
| whom he would | 1 |
Page 1 of 2. 54 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
Let it be known to the king that the Jews who came from you to us have returned to Jerusalem and are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city. They are restoring its walls and repairing its foundations.
Read word by wordLet it now be known to the king that if that city is rebuilt and its walls are restored, they will not pay tribute, duty, or toll, and the royal treasury will suffer.
Read word by wordAnd mighty kings have ruled over Jerusalem and exercised authority over the whole region west of the Euphrates; and tribute, duty, and toll were paid to them.
Read word by wordSee that you do not neglect this matter. Why allow this threat to increase and the royal interests to suffer?
Read word by wordThus the construction of the house of God in Jerusalem ceased, and it remained at a standstill until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
Read word by wordBut the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, so that they were not stopped until a report was sent to Darius and written instructions about this matter were returned.
Read word by wordLet it be known to the king that we went into the province of Judah, to the house of the great God. The people are rebuilding it with large stones and placing timbers in the walls. This work is being carried out diligently and is prospering in their hands.
Read word by wordAnd this is the answer they returned: “We are servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and completed.
Read word by wordTherefore Darius decreed: To Tattenai governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and your associates and officials in the region: You must stay away from that place!
Read word by wordI hereby decree what you must do for these elders of the Jews who are rebuilding this house of God: The cost is to be paid in full to these men from the royal treasury out of the taxes of the provinces west of the Euphrates, so that the work will not be hindered.
Read word by wordWhatever is needed—young bulls, rams, and lambs for burnt offerings to the God of heaven, as well as wheat, salt, wine, and oil, as requested by the priests in Jerusalem—must be given to them daily without fail.
Read word by wordThen they will be able to offer sacrifices of a sweet aroma to the God of heaven and to pray for the lives of the king and his sons.
Read word by wordWhatever is commanded by the God of heaven must be done diligently for His house. For why should wrath fall on the realm of the king and his sons?
Read word by wordAnd you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God, which you possess, are to appoint magistrates and judges to judge all the people west of the Euphrates—all who know the laws of your God. And you are to teach these laws to anyone who does not know them.
Read word by wordIf anyone does not keep the law of your God and the law of the king, let a strict judgment be executed against him, whether death, banishment, confiscation of property, or imprisonment.
Read word by wordand declared: “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and power belong to Him.
Read word by wordBut there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the latter days. Your dream and the visions that came into your mind as you lay on your bed were these:
Read word by wordAs you lay on your bed, O king, your thoughts turned to the future, and the Revealer of Mysteries made known to you what will happen.
Read word by wordAs you, O king, were watching, a great statue appeared. A great and dazzling statue stood before you, and its form was awesome.
Read word by wordAs you watched, a stone was cut out, but not by human hands. It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay, and crushed them.
Read word by wordThen the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold were shattered and became like chaff on the threshing floor in summer. The wind carried them away, and not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that had struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.
Read word by wordFinally, there will be a fourth kingdom as strong as iron; for iron shatters and crushes all things, and like iron that crushes all things, it will shatter and crush all the others.
Read word by wordAnd just as you saw that the feet and toes were made partly of fired clay and partly of iron, so this will be a divided kingdom, yet some of the strength of iron will be in it—just as you saw the iron mixed with clay.
Read word by wordAnd as the toes of the feet were partly iron and partly clay, so this kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle.
Read word by wordAs you saw the iron mixed with clay, so the peoples will mix with one another but will not hold together any more than iron mixes with clay.
Read word by wordAnd just as you saw a stone being cut out of the mountain without human hands, and it shattered the iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold, so the great God has told the king what will happen in the future. The dream is true, and its interpretation is trustworthy.”
Read word by wordBut even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up.”
Read word by wordI, Nebuchadnezzar, was at ease in my house and flourishing in my palace.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 4.1
In these visions of my mind as I was lying in bed, I saw this come to pass: There was a tree in the midst of the land, and its height was great.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 4.7
As I lay on my bed, I also saw in the visions of my mind a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 4.10
You will be driven away from mankind, and your dwelling will be with the beasts of the field. You will feed on grass like an ox and be drenched with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 4.22
Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 4.24
Twelve months later, as he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon,
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 4.26
In response, Daniel said to the king, “You may keep your gifts for yourself and give your rewards to someone else. Nevertheless, I will read the inscription for the king and interpret it for him.
Read word by wordBecause of the greatness that He bestowed on him, the people of every nation and language trembled in fear before him. He killed whom he wished and kept alive whom he wished; he exalted whom he wished and humbled whom he wished.
Read word by wordThen Belshazzar gave the command, and they clothed Daniel in purple, placed a gold chain around his neck, and proclaimed him the third highest ruler in the kingdom.
Read word by wordNow it pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom,
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 6.2
and over them three administrators, including Daniel, to whom these satraps were accountable so that the king would not suffer loss.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 6.3
Soon, by his extraordinary spirit, Daniel distinguished himself among the administrators and satraps. So the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 6.4
Thus the administrators and satraps sought a charge against Daniel concerning the kingdom, but they could find no charge or corruption, because he was trustworthy, and no negligence or corruption was found in him.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 6.5
Now when Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house, where the windows of his upper room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks to his God, just as he had done before.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 6.11
As soon as the king heard this, he was deeply distressed and set his mind on delivering Daniel, and he labored until sundown to rescue him.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 6.15
I hereby decree that in every part of my kingdom, men are to tremble in fear before the God of Daniel: For He is the living God, and He endures forever; His kingdom will never be destroyed, and His dominion will never end.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 6.27
Daniel declared: “In my vision in the night I looked, and suddenly the four winds of heaven were churning up the great sea.
Read word by wordThe first beast was like a lion, and it had the wings of an eagle. I watched until its wings were torn off and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man and given the mind of a man.
Read word by wordNext, as I watched, suddenly another beast appeared. It was like a leopard, and on its back it had four wings like those of a bird. The beast also had four heads, and it was given authority to rule.
Read word by wordAfter this, as I watched in my vision in the night, suddenly a fourth beast appeared, and it was terrifying—dreadful and extremely strong—with large iron teeth. It devoured and crushed; then it trampled underfoot whatever was left. It was different from all the beasts before it, and it had ten horns.
Read word by wordWhile I was contemplating the horns, suddenly another horn, a little one, came up among them, and three of the first horns were uprooted before it. This horn had eyes like those of a man and a mouth that spoke words of arrogance.
Read word by wordAs I continued to watch, thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took His seat. His clothing was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze.
Read word by wordThen I kept watching because of the arrogant words the horn was speaking. As I continued to watch, the beast was slain, and its body was destroyed and thrown into the blazing fire.
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