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H1961
יְהִי
yehí
Pronunciation: haw-yaw
Definition
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
KJV Renderings
beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
Word Analysis
Root: היה Verb EN: Let there be ES: Sea
Etymology: a primitive root (compare H1933 (הָוָא));
Appears in 117 verses (Hebroni)