Words the Bible translates as be
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 8 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- eimiεἰμίto be: the plain verb of being, used to link a subject to what is said about it, to say that something exists, and to say where someone is.
- hayahהָיָהto be: to exist, be present, become, or come to pass
- ginomaiγίνομαιto come to be: to begin to exist, to happen, or to pass into a new state, as opposed to simply being
- echōἔχωto have: to hold something as one's own, on oneself, or within one's situation, whether a possession, a relationship, an inner reality, or a state one is in.
- huparchōὑπάρχωto be: to exist or be in a certain state, often with a sense that the condition is already settled or true by nature
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- possessions: the goods, property, or belongings that a person has
- havaהֲוָאto be, become, or come to pass: the Aramaic verb of existence that links a subject to what it is, marks something coming into being, and pairs with another verb to picture ongoing action
- havahהָוָהto be, to become: a rare Hebrew verb for coming to be something, standing where the ordinary verb for being would normally go
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- to fall: to come down onto the ground
- bakharבָּכַרto be/bear firstbornnot studied yet
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