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Hebrew wordlink #205236

OSHB 2 Chr 11:4 נִהְיָה (nihyāh) Strongs=1961 Lemma=‘הָיָה’
contextual word gloss=‘it_has_occurred’ word gloss=‘is’
Morphology=VNp3ms PoS=niphal_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=third Gender=masculine Number=singular

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Other uses (6) of identical word form נִהְיָה (Morphology=VNp3ms PoS=niphal_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=third Gender=masculine Number=singular) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘נִהְיָה’ (Morphology=VNp3ms PoS=niphal_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=third Gender=masculine Number=singular) has 4 different glosses: ‘has_it_occurred’, ‘it_happened’, ‘it_has_occurred’, ‘it_is_finished’.

1 KI 1:27 contextual word gloss=‘has_it_occurred’ word gloss=‘been’ OSHB 1 KI 1:27 word 5

OET-LV: 27 (if) from_with my_master the_king has _it _occurred the_matter the_this and_not you _made _known DOM servant _of_your who will _he _sit on the _throne _of my_master the_king after_him. (KI1_1:27)

OET-RV: 27 Did my master the king organise that without telling your servants who will sit on the throne of my master the king after him?” (KI1 1:27)

1 KI 12:24 contextual word gloss=‘it_has_occurred’ word gloss=‘is’ OSHB 1 KI 12:24 word 17

OET-LV: 24 thus YHWH he _says not you(pl)_must _go _up and_not you(pl)_must _do _battle with countrymen _of_your(pl) the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) return everyone to_his _own _of_house if/because from_with_me it _has _occurred the_thing the_this and_they _obeyed DOM the _message _of YHWH and_they _turned _back to_go according_to _the _message _of YHWH. (KI1_12:24)

OET-RV: 24 ‘Yahweh says this: Don’t go and fight against your Israeli relatives. Everyone should just return home because everything that happened there was initiated by me.’ ” When they heard Yahweh’s message, they took note of it and everyone went back home. (KI1 12:24)

NEH 6:8 contextual word gloss=‘it_has_occurred’ word gloss=‘been_done’ OSHB NEH 6:8 word 5

OET-LV: 8 and_I_sent to_him/it to_say not it _has _occurred according_the _words/messages the_these which you are_saying if/because from_your _of_heart you are_inventing _of_them. (NEH_6:8)

OET-RV: 8 I sent a message straight back, “None of what you’re saying is true. It’s simply your own imagination at work.” (NEH 6:8)

JOEL 2:2 contextual word gloss=‘it_has_occurred’ word gloss=‘there_~_been’ OSHB JOEL 2:2 word 16

OET-LV: 2 A _day _of darkness and_gloom a _day _of cloud and_thick _darkness like_dawn spread _out over the_mountains a _people numerous and_mighty like_it not it _has _occurred since (the)_antiquity and_after_it not it _will _repeat until years _of a _generation and_a _generation. (JOL_2:2)

OET-RV: 2 It’ll be a day of darkness and gloom—
⇔ a day of clouds and thick darkness
⇔ like the dawn being spread out on the mountains.
⇔ There hasn’t been a great and mighty army like that since the beginning of time,
⇔ and after it there won’t be again for many generations. (JOL 2:2)

MIC 2:4 contextual word gloss=‘it_is_finished’ word gloss=‘he_will_be’ OSHB MIC 2:4 word 8

OET-LV: 4 In _the_day (the)_that someone _will _lift _up on_you(pl) a _saying and_he _will _wail a _wailing it _is _finished he _will _say utterly _(devastate) we _are _devastated the _portion _of my _people _of_of he _changes how he _removes_it to_me to_an _apostate fields _of_our he _apportions. (MIC_2:4)

OET-RV: 4 In that day someone will sing a song against you all.
⇔ ≈ and mourn with a song of wailing,
⇔ and say, ‘We’re completely ruined.
⇔ Yahweh changes my people’s territory.
⇔ How can he remove the land from me?
⇔ He divides our fields up to give to traitors.’ ” (MIC 2:4)

ZEC 8:10 contextual word gloss=‘it_happened’ word gloss=‘there_was’ OSHB ZEC 8:10 word 8

OET-LV: 10 If/because to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the_days the_those the _wage[s]_of the_humankind not it _happened and_the _wage[s]_of the_cattle/livestock it_was_not and_for_who]_went _out and_for_who]_came there_was_not peace from the_foe and_I _sent DOM every _of the_humankind each on_his _of_neighbour. (ZEC_8:10)

OET-RV: 10 Because before those days, no crops were gathered in by anyone. There was no profit for either man or animal, and there was no peace from enemies for anyone going or coming. I had caused every person to be against their neighbours. (ZEC 8:10)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘הָיָה’’ have 5 different glosses: ‘has_it_occurred’, ‘it_happened’, ‘it_has_occurred’, ‘it_is_finished’, ‘realized’.