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hap´'n (קרה, kÌ£aÌ„raÌ„h; συμβαιÌνω, sumbaıÌnoÌ„): “Happen†(from “hapâ€), “to fall out,†“befall,†etc., “come to anyone,†is the translation of kÌ£aÌ„raÌ„h, “to meet,†etc. (, “There shall no punishment happen to thee,†the Revised Version margin “guilt come upon theeâ€; ; ; , ; ); of kÌ£aÌ„raÌ„', “to meet,†“cause to happen,†etc. (); of haÌ„yaÌ„h, “to be†(, “It was a chance that happened to usâ€); of naÌ„gha‛, “to touch,†“to come to†( bis). In the New Testament it is in several instances the translation of sumbainoÌ„, “to go†or “come up together†“to happen†(; ; ; ; ; ); once of gıÌnomai, “to become,†“to happen†(, the Revised Version (British and American),â€befallenâ€). “Happeneth†occurs (, as it happeneth to the fool†(mikÌ£reh); 2 Esdras 10:6; Baruch 3:10 (tÄ±Ì estin'). The Revised Version (British and American) supplies “that happened†for “were done†(). See also CHANGE.