הֲוָיָה, הֲוָויָה, הֲוָיָיה f. (preced.) 1) existence, status, condition, stability. Ab. Zar. 54ᵇ (ref. to תהיה, Lev. XXV, 12) בהַוְיָיתָהּ תהא it shall remain in its status. Y. Ber. II, 4ᵈ bot. (ref. to והיו, Deut. VI, 6) כדרך הַוְיָיתָן יהו they shall remain (be read) in the order in which they stand. Y. Shek. IV, 48ᵇ top שתהא ה׳ בקודש that it must retain its sacred character. Cant. R. to VI, 4 (ref. to והיו, Num. VII, 5) נתן להם ה׳ he gave them stability; Num. R. s. 12, end ניתן להם ה׳ (read ניתנה). M. Kat. 15ᵃ הויה the use of the word היה in the Biblical text; Men. 28ᵃ; a. e.—Esp. (with ref. to והיתה לאיש, Deut. XXIV, 2, v. הָיָה Pi.) legal status of marriage, Kidd. 5ᵃ מקיש ה׳ ליציאה וכ׳ the text puts entrance into marriage on an equality with going out (divorce), as divorce takes place by means of a deed, so may marriage be contracted &c. Yeb. 13ᵇ (ref. to לא תהיה, Deut. XXV, 5) לא תהיה בה ה׳ לזר she shall have no legal status with another man; Y. ib. I, 2ᶜ bot. לא תהא לה ה׳ וכ׳ (not יהא); a. fr.—Pl. הֲוָיוֹת, הֲוָו׳. Keth. 46ᵇ, a. e. איתקוש ה׳ להדדי the various modes of entrance into marriage correspond to each other.—2) הֲ׳, or הַוָּיָה (v. preced. Pa.) discussion, argument. Y. Maasr. II, 49ᵈ bot. הוו׳ דר׳ מנא the result of a discussion stated by R. M.—Pl. הֲוָיוֹת or הַוָּ׳. Succ. 28ᵃ ה׳ דאביי וכ׳ (Ms. M. sing.) arguments raised by A. &c.; B. Bath. 134ᵃ (Ms. H. sing., Ms. R. הַוָּיֵי; v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 40).