הוה
Aramaic
Verb
הֲוָה • (hăwā)
- alternative spelling of הֲוָא (hăwā)
Hebrew
Etymology 1
Cognate with Aramaic הֲוָא (hăwā, “to be, to exist”).
According to Huehnergard (2011), from Proto-Semitic *hwy (“to fall, happen, be, become”)[1] and thus also cognate with Arabic هوى (hawā, “to fall, to descend”).
| Root |
|---|
| ה־ו־ה (h-w-h) |
| 3 terms |
Verb
הֱוֵה • (hĕwē) (pa'al construction)
Verb
הֹוֶה • (hōwe)
- defective spelling of הוֹוֶה (hōwe): masculine singular present participle and present tense of הָיָה (hāyā)
Etymology 2
Noun
הַוָּה • (hawwā) f
- defective spelling of הווה
Etymology 3
| Root |
|---|
| ה־ו־ה (h-w-h) |
| 3 terms |
Verb
הִוָּה • (hivá) (pi'el construction)
- defective spelling of היווה
References
- ^ Huehnergard, John (2011) “Proto-Semitic Language & Culture; Semitic Roots”, in American Heritage Dictionary[1], 5th edition, Appendix II: Semitic Roots, page 2074 of 2066-2078