Hebrew · H1961, H6918 · unreviewed

וִהְיִיתֶם קְדֹשִׁים

To exist , i.e. be or become , come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) · sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel , a saint , a sanctuary

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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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קָדוֹשׁ H6918 sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel , a saint , a sanctuary

Pronunciation qādôš

Set apart for God's exclusive use; moral purity and ceremonial separation converge in one concept.

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What does וִהְיִיתֶם קְדֹשִׁים (wihyîṯem qĕḏōšîm) mean in the Bible?

הָיָה · קָדוֹשׁ is a Hebrew word meaning "to exist , i.e. be or become , come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)". to exist , i.

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Meaning

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.

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×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 1648 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Imperfect 876 Perfect 737 Infinitive construct 16 Imperative 11 Infinitive absolute 6 Participle 2

Stem

Qal 1631 Niphal 17

Mood

Indicative/jussive 755 Indicative 737 Jussive 73 Indicative/cohortative 48 Imperative 11

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

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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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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