Open English Translation (OET)

Hebrew wordlink #218787

Aramaic

OSHB Ezra 4:20 הֲווֹ (hₐvō) Strongs=1934 Lemma=‘הוה’
contextual word gloss=‘they_were’ word gloss=‘had’
Aramaic Morphology=Vqp3mp PoS=peal_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=third Gender=masculine Number=plural
Year=-522

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Other uses (2) of identical word form הֲווֹ (Aramaic Morphology=Vqp3mp PoS=peal_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=third Gender=masculine Number=plural) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘הֲווֹ’ (Aramaic Morphology=Vqp3mp PoS=peal_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=third Gender=masculine Number=plural) is always and only glossed as ‘they_were’.

DAN 5:19 contextual word gloss=‘they_were’ word gloss=‘were’ OSHB DAN 5:19 word 10

OET-LV: 19 And_from the_greatness which he _gave to_him/it all _of the_peoples the_nations and_the_languages they _were trembling and_fearing from before_him whom he _was pleased he _was killing and_whom he _was pleased he _was letting _live and_whom he _was pleased he _was lifting _up and_whom he _was pleased he _was bringing _low. (DAN_5:19)

OET-RV: 19 Because of that power, all peoples, nations, and ethnic groups trembled and were afraid when his army approached. He killed whoever he wanted, and he kept alive those he wanted. He promoted whoever he wanted, and he humiliated others when he wanted to. (DAN 5:19)

DAN 6:5 contextual word gloss=‘they_were’ word gloss=‘kept’ OSHB DAN 6:5 word 4

OET-LV: 5  then the_overseers and_the_satraps they _were seeking an _occasion to_find to/for_Dāniyy^ʼēl from_the _side _of the _kingdom and_all occasion and_being _deceitfull not they_were_able to_find as_to because that was_trustworthy he and_all negligence and_being _deceitfull not it _was _found concerning_him. (DAN_6:5)

OET-RV: 5 Then these men concluded, “We won’t find any grounds for making an accusation against this Daniel unless we find something against him to do with the laws of his god.” (DAN 6:5)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘הוה’’ have 2 different glosses: ‘be!’, ‘they_were’.