היתה

Hebrew

Alternative forms

• הייתה

Verb

הָיְתָה • (haitá)

1. Third-person feminine singular past (suffix conjugation) of הָיָה (hayá)
   • Tanach, Genesis 1:2, with Young's Literal Translation:

     וְהָאָ֗רֶץ הָיְתָ֥ה תֹ֨הוּ֙ וָבֹ֔הוּ וְחֹ֖שֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י תְה֑וֹם וְר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֛ים מְרַחֶ֖פֶת עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַמָּֽיִם׃

     the earth hath existed waste and void, and darkness is on the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God fluttering on the face of the waters.