What does הָיָה · מַת · מִסְפָּר mean in the Bible?
e. be or become , come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)".
Hebrew · H1961, H4962, H4557
וִיהִי מְתָיו מִסְפָּר
To exist , i.e. be or become , come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) · properly, an adult (as of full length); by implication, a man (only in the plural) · a number , definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable ; small, a few ); also (abstractly) narration
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הָיָה H1961 to exist , i.e. be or become , come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
Pronunciation hāyāh
Emphatic existential verb emphasizing actual occurrence or becoming; never mere grammatical copula in Hebrew thought.
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מַת H4962 properly, an adult (as of full length); by implication, a man (only in the plural)
מִסְפָּר H4557 a number , definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable ; small, a few ); also (abstractly) narration
What does וִיהִי מְתָיו מִסְפָּר (vihi metav mispar) mean in the Bible?
הָיָה · מַת · מִסְפָּר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to exist , i.e. be or become , come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1961, H4962, H4557?
H1961, H4962, H4557 is connected to 3,731 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to exist , i.e. be or become , come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
Source Gloss
to exist , i.e. be or become , come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 1648
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1631×
Imperfect 1Chr 11:6 · 1Chr 12:18 · 1Chr 17:11 · 1Chr 17:13 · 1Chr 17:14 · 1Chr 21:3 · 1Chr 22:9 · 1Chr 22:10 · 1Kgs 1:37 · 1Kgs 1:52 · 1Kgs 2:33 · 1Kgs 2:37 · 1Kgs 2:45 · 1Kgs 3:26 · 1Kgs 4:7 · 1Kgs 5:8 803×
Perfect 1Chr 2:34 · 1Chr 6:39 · 1Chr 9:20 · 1Chr 11:13 · 1Chr 11:20 · 1Chr 17:13 · 1Chr 18:10 · 1Chr 22:7 · 1Chr 22:14 · 1Chr 23:17 · 1Chr 24:28 · 1Chr 26:10 · 1Chr 28:12 · 1Chr 29:25 · 1Kgs 1:37 · 1Kgs 3:12 721×
Jussive 1Chr 22:11 · 1Kgs 1:37 · 1Kgs 8:57 · 1Kgs 10:9 · 1Kgs 22:13 · 2Chr 9:8 · 2Chr 19:7 · 2Kgs 2:10 · 2Sam 14:17 · Deut 32:38 · Exod 7:9 · Exod 10:10 · Ezek 16:15 · Ezek 45:10 · Ezra 1:3 · Gen 1:3 73×
Infinitive construct 1Kgs 11:36 · 1Sam 22:4 · 2Kgs 6:25 · 2Sam 24:13 · Esth 2:12 · Exod 8:18 · Ezek 22:19 · Ezek 34:8 · Ezek 35:5 · Gen 2:18 · Jer 33:20 · Jer 51:62 · Josh 11:20 · Judg 18:31 · Ps 50:21 · Ruth 1:13 16×
Sequential imperfect 1Sam 18:17 · Eccl 7:14 · Exod 18:19 · Ezek 21:15 · Isa 33:2 · Ps 30:11 · Ps 31:3 · Ps 71:3 · Exod 19:15 · Num 16:16 · Gen 24:60 11×
Infinitive absolute 1Kgs 13:32 · Ezek 1:3 · Ezek 20:32 · Gen 18:18 · Jer 15:18 · Num 30:7 6×
Participle active Exod 9:3 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 17×
Perfect Dan 2:1 · Dan 12:1 · Exod 11:6 · Jer 5:30 · Jer 48:19 · Judg 19:30 · Judg 20:3 · Judg 20:12 · 1Kgs 1:27 · 1Kgs 12:24 · 2Chr 11:4 · Joel 2:2 · Neh 6:8 · Zech 8:10 · Dan 8:27 · Deut 27:9 16×
Participle active Prov 13:19 1×
Word Origins
וִיהִי מְתָיו מִסְפָּר is built from this root:
הָוָא H1933
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain