Strong’s definition
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
KJV gloss list in the source
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.
Source pronunciation notation: haw-yaw
Derivation recorded by Strong
a primitive root (compare H1933 (הָוָא));
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