הבא

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Hebrew

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Etymology 1

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הַ־ (há-, the) +‎ בָּא (, comes)

Noun

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הַבָּא (habám (plural indefinite הַבָּאִים, no construct forms, feminine counterpart הַבָּאָה) (definite)

  1. He who or that which is arriving: singular definite form of בָּא ().
    ברוך הבא
    barúch habá
    Welcome! [literally blessed is he who is arriving]

Adjective

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הַבָּא (habá) (feminine הַבָּאָה, masculine plural הַבָּאִים, feminine plural הַבָּאוֹת) (definite)

  1. Next; the one after the current; to come.
    שבוע הבא
    shavúa habá
    next week [literally week that comes]

Etymology 2

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Verb

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הָבֵא (havé)

  1. Masculine singular imperative of הֵבִיא (heví).
    • Tanach, Exodus 4:6, with translation of the King James Version:
      הָבֵא נָא יָדְךָ בְּחֵיקֶךָ
      havé ná yad'chá b'chekécha
      Put now thine hand into thy bosom

See also

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Anagrams

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