יְהִי ... עָלֵינוּ
To exist , i.e. be or become , come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) · above , over , upon , or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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הָיָה H1961 to exist , i.e. be or become , come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
עַל H5921 above , over , upon , or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
What does יְהִי ... עָלֵינוּ (yehi ... aleinu) mean in the Bible?
הָיָה · עַל is a Hebrew word meaning "may it be upon us / with us".
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