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Every Hebrew and Greek lemma in Scripture — 13,665 words across 435,348 occurrences. Open Refine to search, filter, or jump by letter.

“to be” 90 words · by frequency · reset
הָיָה ha.yah to be 3,575× εἰμί eimi to be 2,456× γίνομαι ginomai to be 667× יָלַד ya.lad to beget 500× נָחַם na.cham to be sorry: comfort 108× γεννάω gennaō to beget 97× חָרָה cha.rah to be incensed 90× הֲוָא ha.va to be 71× φέρω pherō to bear/lead 66× חָתַת cha.tat to to be dismayed 51× בָּשַׂר ba.sar to bear tidings 24× בָּלָה ba.lah to become old 16× חָלָה cha.lah to beg 16× δέρω derō to beat up 15× פָּאַר pa.ar to beautify 13× אָרַשׂ a.ra.s to betroth 11× רָקַע ra.qa to beat 11× הָלַל ha.lal to be foolish 10× סָבַל sa.val to bear καρποφορέω karpophoreō to bear fruit חָבַט cha.vat to beat הָוָה ha.vah to be הָבַל ha.val to become vain כָּפַף ka.phaph to bend κολαφίζω kolaphizō to beat שְׁבַק she.vaq to be left ἀποκεφαλίζω apokephalizō to behead בָּכַר ba.khar to be/bear firstborn κάμπτω kamptō to bend/bow נוּב nuv to bear fruit רָהַב ra.hav to be assertive שָׁחַק sha.chaq to beat דָּפַק da.phaq to beat גָּהַר ga.har to bend (down) ἀναγεννάω anagennaō to beget ἐνάρχομαι enarchomai to begin εὐνουχίζω eunouchizō to become a eunuch προενάρχομαι proenarchomai to begin beforehand רָשַׁשׁ ra.shash to beat ῥαβδίζω rhabdizō to beat with a rod תָּפַף ta.phaph to beat ἀπαλγέω apalgeō to become callous βασκαίνω baskainō to bewitch דּוּךְ dukh to beat נָוָה na.vah to beautify πελεκίζω pelekizō to behead φιλοπρωτεύω philoprōteuō to love to be first προσαιτέω prosaiteō to beg רַאיָּה ra.a.vah to behold רָעָה ra.ah to befriend