Hebrew · H1961, H5971, H4136, H430 · unreviewed

הֱיֵה אַתָּה לָעָם מוּל הָאֱלֹהִים

To exist , i.e. be or become , come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) · a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants ; figuratively, a flock · properly, abrupt , i.e. a precipice ; by implication, the front ; used only adverbially (with prepositional prefix) opposite · gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God ; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates ; and sometimes as a superlative

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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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עַם H5971 a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants ; figuratively, a flock
Pronunciation am
Collective body unified by kinship or covenant; Israel's foundational term for God's chosen people as organic whole.
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מוּל H4136 properly, abrupt , i.e. a precipice ; by implication, the front ; used only adverbially (with prepositional prefix) opposite
Pronunciation mûl
Spatial preposition meaning "opposite" or "before," expressing confrontation, directness, and face-to-face encounter
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אֱלֹהִים H430 gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God ; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates ; and sometimes as a superlative
Pronunciation ʾĕlōhiym
Plural form persistently denotes the singular God of Israel; signals transcendent power and authority in every application.
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What does הֱיֵה אַתָּה לָעָם מוּל הָאֱלֹהִים (heyeh attah la'am mul ha'elohim) mean in the Bible?

הָיָה · עַם · מוּל · אֱלֹהִים is a Hebrew word meaning "be for the people before God".

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Meaning

be for the people before God
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

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
Participle active Exod 9:3
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
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