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the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31

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Strong's #2421 - חָיָה

Transliteration

châyâh

Phonetics

khaw-yaw'

Origin

a primitive root [compare (H2331), (H2421)]

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

644

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to live, have life, remain alive, sustain life, live prosperously, live for ever, be quickened, be alive, be restored to life or health
1. (Qal)
  1. to live
    1. to have life
    2. to continue in life, remain alive
    3. to sustain life, to live on or upon
    4. to live (prosperously)
  2. to revive, be quickened
    1. from sickness
    2. from discouragement
    3. from faintness
    4. from death
2. (Piel)
  1. to preserve alive, let live
  2. to give life
  3. to quicken, revive, refresh
    1. to restore to life
    2. to cause to grow
    3. to restore
    4. to revive
3. (Hiphil)
  1. to preserve alive, let live
  2. to quicken, revive
    1. to restore (to health)
    2. to revive
    3. to restore to life

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 404 ‑ ἀναψύχω (an‑aps‑oo'‑kho); 450 ‑ ἀνίστημι (an‑is'‑tay‑mee); 980 ‑ βιόω (bee‑o'‑o); 1096 ‑ γίνομαι (ghin'‑om‑ahee); 1614 ‑ ἐκτείνω (ek‑ti'‑no); 2198 ‑ ζάω (dzah'‑o); 2222 ‑ ζωή (dzo‑ay'); 2664 ‑ καταπαύω (kat‑ap‑ow'‑o); 5199 ‑ ὑγιής (hoog‑ee‑ace'); 2221 ‑ ζωγρέω (dzogue‑reh'‑o); 5142 ‑ τρέφω (tref'‑o); 4046 ‑ περιποιέω (per‑ee‑poy‑eh'‑om‑ahee); 1295 ‑ διασῴζω (dee‑as‑odze'‑o); 1321 ‑ διδάσκω (did‑as'‑ko); 1817 ‑ ἐξανίστημι (ex‑an‑is'‑tay‑mee); 2390 ‑ ἰάομαι (ee‑ah'‑om‑ahee); 5442 ‑ φυλάσσω (foo‑las'‑so); 2225 ‑ ζῳογονέω (dzo‑og‑on‑eh'‑o); 2227 ‑ ζῳοποιέω (dzo‑op‑oy‑eh'‑o); 1625 ‑ ἐκτρέφω (ek‑tref'‑o); 4982 ‑ σῴζω (sode'‑zo);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (261)

Genesis 56

Exodus 7

Numbers 7

Deuteronomy 14

Joshua 9

Judges 3

1 Samuel 4

2 Samuel 3

1 Kings 6

2 Kings 22

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 1

Nehemiah 5

Esther 1

Job 5

Psalms 31

Proverbs 4

Ecclesiastes 4

Isaiah 11

Jeremiah 10

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 45

Hosea 3

Amos 3

Habakkuk 2

Zechariah 3

BSB (266)

Genesis 59

Exodus 7

Leviticus 3

Numbers 8

Deuteronomy 18

Joshua 8

Judges 3

1 Samuel 4

2 Samuel 6

1 Kings 8

2 Kings 22

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 2

Nehemiah 6

Esther 1

Job 6

Psalms 31

Proverbs 4

Ecclesiastes 4

Isaiah 11

Jeremiah 10

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 48

Hosea 3

Amos 3

Habakkuk 2

Zechariah 3

CSB (246)

Genesis 48

Exodus 7

Leviticus 3

Numbers 8

Deuteronomy 17

Joshua 8

Judges 3

1 Samuel 4

2 Samuel 6

1 Kings 8

2 Kings 20

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 2

Nehemiah 6

Esther 1

Job 6

Psalms 31

Proverbs 4

Ecclesiastes 4

Isaiah 11

Jeremiah 10

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 37

Hosea 3

Amos 3

Habakkuk 2

Zechariah 3

ESV (282)

Genesis 59

Exodus 7

Leviticus 1

Numbers 9

Deuteronomy 18

Joshua 8

Judges 3

1 Samuel 6

2 Samuel 5

1 Kings 9

2 Kings 22

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 2

Nehemiah 6

Esther 1

Job 6

Psalms 31

Proverbs 4

Ecclesiastes 5

Isaiah 11

Jeremiah 12

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 48

Hosea 3

Amos 3

Habakkuk 2

Zechariah 3

KJV (270)

Genesis 56

Exodus 7

Numbers 7

Deuteronomy 14

Joshua 9

Judges 3

1 Samuel 5

2 Samuel 5

1 Kings 9

2 Kings 23

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 2

Nehemiah 5

Esther 1

Job 6

Psalms 31

Proverbs 4

Ecclesiastes 4

Isaiah 11

Jeremiah 10

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 45

Hosea 3

Amos 3

Habakkuk 2

Zechariah 3

LEB (248)

Genesis 56

Exodus 5

Leviticus 2

Numbers 6

Deuteronomy 13

Joshua 8

Judges 3

1 Samuel 4

2 Samuel 5

1 Kings 8

2 Kings 20

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 2

Nehemiah 5

Esther 1

Job 6

Psalms 31

Proverbs 4

Ecclesiastes 4

Isaiah 11

Jeremiah 9

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 32

Hosea 3

Amos 3

Habakkuk 2

Zechariah 3

LSB (0)

The Legacy Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

N95 (0)

The New American Standard Bible (1995)
did not use
this Strong's Number

NAS (0)

The New American Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (270)

Genesis 56

Exodus 7

Numbers 7

Deuteronomy 14

Joshua 9

Judges 3

1 Samuel 5

2 Samuel 6

1 Kings 9

2 Kings 23

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 2

Nehemiah 5

Esther 1

Job 6

Psalms 31

Proverbs 4

Ecclesiastes 4

Isaiah 11

Jeremiah 10

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 45

Hosea 3

Amos 3

Habakkuk 1

Zechariah 3

ASV (261)

alive 12

alive for yourselves 1

and all that is in them, and thou preservest 1

and be saved alive 1

and have saved 1

and he recovered 1

and he revived 2

and he shall live 1

and he shall recover 1

and i make alive 1

and i shall live 1

and live 10

and maketh alive 1

and not live 2

and nourished up 1

and quicken 1

and save 2

and that ye will save alive 1

and they shall live 2

and thou shalt live 2

and to keep them alive 1

and to make alive 1

and to revive 1

and to save 1

and to save you alive 1

and was recovered 1

and we shall live 1

and ye shall live 1

as we have, and lived 1

but live 1

by these things men live 1

children, and live 1

do they live 1

doth not live 1

for us from thence; that we may live 1

for with them thou hast quickened me 1

from thee: quicken 1

giveth me life 1

hath kept me alive 1

hath quickened me 1

he had restored to life 2

he live 1

he preserveth not the life 1

he revived 1

he shall live 2

he shall live thereby 1

he shall not live 4

he shall save 1

he shall surely 7

him, and keep him alive 1

how he had restored 1

i pray thee, let me live 1

i will preserve them alive 1

if they save us alive 1

in saving 1

in them; how then can we live 1

in you, and ye shall live 2

into them, and they lived 1

into you, and ye shall live 1

is he that shall live 1

live 21

lived 36

may live 1

me that thou wouldest surely 1

me, but they will save thee alive 1

me: quicken 1

might live 1

ones, and live 1

peradventure he will save 1

preserveth the life 1

quicken 8

recover 2

remained alive 1

repaired 1

restored to life 1

revive 1

revived 1

save 1

saved 1

shall he live 1

shall i recover 2

shall keep alive 1

shall live 10

shalt thou live 1

that he could not live 1

that he may live 1

that he might preserve us alive 1

that he shall surely 1

that he should still live 1

that i may live 2

that should not live 1

that they may live 1

that thou mayest live 3

that we may live 2

that ye may live 4

thee, and saved her alive 1

them, but saved 1

them, he shall surely 1

them; that ye may live 1

they shall not live 1

they shall revive 1

thou hast kept me alive 1

thou hast saved our lives 1

thou me, and make me to live 1

thou shalt save alive 1

thou wilt revive 1

till they were whole 1

to keep 1

to keep alive 1

to keep them alive 1

to life 1

to live 2

to revive 1

to save 1

to save his life 1

to them, and let them live 1

unto him, thou shalt not live 1

unto him, thou shalt surely 1

unto me, that i may live 1

unto thee, to keep them alive 1

unto them, have ye saved 1

unto them, let them live 1

unto them, that they may live 1

we shall live 2

wherein they should not live 1

whether i shall recover 1

who shall live 1

whom they had saved alive 1

will he revive 1

will they revive 1

wilt quicken 1

wilt thou not quicken 1

with him, keep alive for yourselves 1

with him, that we may preserve 2

with them, to let them live 1

ye had saved them alive 1

ye me, and ye shall live 1

ye shall save alive 1

you, he shall live 1

you, that ye may live 1

yourselves, and live 1

BSB (266)

The Berean Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

CSB (246)

alive 14

give life 1

gives me life 1

grow 1

i may live 1

i might live 1

i will live 2

let me live 1

life 24

live 106

live.' 1

lived 32

lives 5

me life 1

my life 1

people live 1

preservation 1

preserve 5

preserve him 1

raise 1

raised 1

recover 9

recovered 4

restored 1

revive 5

revived 3

saving 1

spare 3

spared 3

survive 6

the life 1

the lives 1

the survival 1

to live 1

will live 3

will live by 1

you will live 1

ESV (282)

alive 23

certainly 2

flourish 1

give me life 9

give us life 1

given me life 1

gives me life 1

have 1

healed 1

keep alive 1

leave 1

let 1

life 11

live 127

lived 41

lives 6

preserve 3

recover 9

recovered 1

repaired 1

restored 1

restored me to life 1

restored to life 3

revive 8

revived 4

save 2

save alive 1

saved 1

saved alive 2

saved them alive 1

saving 1

spare 1

spared 4

surely 9

up 1

KJV (270)

alive 34

certainly 1

keep 1

life 9

live 110

live ( 1

lived 39

lives 2

liveth 1

nourish 1

preserve 2

preservest 1

quicken 12

quickened 2

recover 6

recovered 2

repaired 1

restored 1

revive 8

revived 4

save 14

saved 5

saving 1

surely 10

up 1

whole 1

LEB (248)

⌊he will let you live⌋ 1

⌊long live 1

⌊so that⌋ he lives 1

⌊then i will live⌋ 1

a man lives 1

alive 1

alive⌋ 1

and became alive 1

and certainly he will live 1

and had recovered 1

and he lived 2

and he lives 1

and he shall live 1

and he was revived 1

and i give life 1

and let 1

and live 7

and lived 1

and lives 1

and restores alive 1

and then you will live 1

and they became alive 1

and they will stay alive 1

and to keep 1

and to keep alive 2

and to revive 1

and we shall live 1

and you will live 5

and you will spare 1

by them you revive me 1

can live 1

can live on 1

can we live 1

certainly he will live 3

do 1

do they live 1

even he who 1

gives life to me 1

had lived 10

had lived sixty 2

had lived thirty 3

had lived twenty 1

has kept me alive 1

he does 1

he had nurtured her 1

he had restored 1

he had restored to life 2

he lived 7

he may live 1

he may live⌋ 1

he may recover 1

he shall live 1

he shall surely live 2

he will revive 1

he will surely live 1

him and keeps him alive 1

him that ⌊we may secure 2

i will survive 1

i would 1

in saving 1

into you so that you may live 1

it ⌊he will certainly live⌋ 1

it will live 1

keep alive for yourselves 1

keep yourselves alive⌋ 1

kept her alive 1

leave alive 1

let 2

let me live 1

let them live 1

let you live 1

live 16

live⌋ 1

lived 16

lives 1

long live 7

may 1

may live 1

me so that you may live 1

me to health and keep me alive 1

me understanding that i may live 1

might live before you 1

or to give life 1

preserve 3

preserve me alive 1

preserve my life 2

preserves my life 1

recover 2

restore us to life 1

restored 1

restored to life 1

restores life 1

revive 4

revive it 1

revive me 1

revive us 1

revived 1

shall be saved 1

shall i recover 2

shall live 4

so may he live 1

so that he may stay alive 1

so that they may live 1

so that we will live 1

so that you may live 1

spared 1

surely he will live 2

that i may live 3

that we live⌋ 1

that we may keep 1

that we may live 2

that you may live 1

they kept alive 1

they let 1

they let us live 1

they live 1

they may live 1

they recovered 1

they will grow 1

to allow them to live happily 1

to keep 1

to keep them alive 1

to let live 1

to live 1

to me that you will certainly recover 1

to revive 1

to save his life 1

to them and they will live 1

we have heard it ⌊and remained alive⌋ 1

we shall live 1

we will let them live so that 1

we will live 1

will he live again 1

will keep 1

will let them live 1

will live 6

will preserve 1

will they revive 1

you give life to 1

you had kept them alive 1

you have kept alive 1

you have saved our lives 1

you may live 7

you preserve me alive 1

you preserved me alive 1

you shall certainly recover 1

you shall live 1

you to keep them alive 1

you will let live 1

you will live 1

LSB (0)

The Legacy Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

N95 (0)

The New American Standard Bible (1995)
did not use
this Strong's Number

NAS (0)

The New American Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (270)

alive 12

alive for yourselves 1

and be saved alive 1

and had recovered 1

and have saved 1

and he recovered 1

and he revived 2

and he shall live 1

and he shall recover 1

and i make alive 1

and live 8

and makes alive 1

and not live 2

and raised 1

and save 2

and that you will save alive 1

and they will live 1

and to make alive 1

and to revive 1

and to save 1

and to save you alive 1

and we will live 1

and you shall live 1

and you will live 2

but live 1

do they live 1

does not live 1

gives me life 1

has kept me alive 1

has revived me 1

he had restored to life 2

he live 1

he revived 1

he shall live 2

he shall live thereby 1

he shall not live 3

he shall save 1

he shall surely 7

he will revive 1

how he had restored 1

i will live 1

i will preserve them alive 1

if they save us alive 1

in saving 1

in which they should not live 1

is he who shall live 1

it grew up 1

live 21

lived 36

lives 2

long live 5

may live 1

maybe he will save 1

me live 1

me that you would surely 1

men live 1

might live 1

preserve my life 1

preserves the life 1

recover 2

remained alive 1

repaired 1

restored to life 1

revive 7

revived 1

saved 2

shall he live 1

shall keep alive 1

shall live 7

shall not live 1

so that we may live 1

that he could not live 1

that he may live 1

that he might preserve us alive 1

that he shall surely 1

that he should live 1

that i may live 1

that they may live 1

that we may live 1

that you may live 7

they shall live 1

they will revive 1

to keep 1

to keep alive 1

to keep them alive 2

to life 1

to live 2

to revive 1

to save 1

to save his life 1

until they were healed 1

we shall live 1

we will live 1

whether i will recover 1

who shall live 1

who should not live 1

whom they had saved alive 1

will live 3

will they revive 1

will you live 1

with shall not live 1

you had saved them alive 1

you have kept me alive 1

you have saved our lives 1

you shall save alive 2

you will revive 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1171) i h (ההי HhY) AC: Live CO: Stomach AB: Life: When the stomach is empty one is famished and week and when it is filled one is revived. This organ is seen as the life as an empty stomach is like death but a revived stomach is life.

A) i h (ההי HhY) AC: ? CO: Stomach AB: Life

N^f ) i h (ההי HhY) - Stomach: Literally the organ that holds food (see Job 38:39) but figurative of life. [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (508): live, life, beast, alive, creature, running, living thing, raw, springing, appetite, quick - Strongs: H (), 2416">H2417"translation="">2416 (), H2417 ()

N^f3) t f i h (ההיות HhYWT) - Living: KJV (1): living - Strongs: H2424 (חַיּוּת)

H) e i h (ההיה HhYH) AC: ? CO: Sustenance AB: Life

V) e i h (ההיה HhYH) - Live: The revival of life from food or other necessity. [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (268): (vf: Paal, Hiphil, Piel) live, alive, save, quicken, revive, life, recover - Strongs: H2418 (חֲיָא), H2421 (חָיָה)

N^m) e i h (ההיה HhYH) - Lively: Having the vigor of life. KJV (1): lively - Strongs: H2422 (חָיֶה)

h^f1) e i h m (מההיה MHhYH) - Sustenance: A food that revives life. KJV (8): revive, quick, preserve life, sustenance, victuals, recover - Strongs: H4241 (מִחְיָה)

K) f i h (ההיו HhYW) AC: ? CO: Beast AB: ?

N^f1 ) e f i h (ההיוה HhYWH) - Beast: A living creature. [Aramaic only] KJV (20): beast - Strongs: H2423 (חֵיוָה)

M) i i h (ההיי HhYY) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Life

V) i i h (ההיי HhYY) - Live: KJV (23): (vf: Paal, Piel) live, life - Strongs: H2425 (חָיַי)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

I. חוה (Phoenician חוא live = Hebrew חָיָה q. v.)

חָיָה₂₈₃ verb live (Late Hebrew Phoenician id.; Arabic , ; Sabean חיו Mordt^{ZMG 1876,28}; Ethiopic Aramaic , חֲיָא; Palmyrene חיי life, life-time, Vog^32,74) —

Qal₂₀₃ Perfect חָיָה Ecclesiastes 6:6 4t.; יְ֯חָיָה Jeremiah 21:9; Jeremiah 38:2; חַי Genesis 5:5 23t. (this and the following form are treated as עע֞, the original weakness of the stem final י admitting of either לה֞ or עע֞, Ges^{§ 76} (2) g); וְחֵי Leviticus 25:36 (Bö^{§ 1181}); 3 feminine singular חָֽיְתָה Genesis 12:13; Jeremiah 38:17; וָחָ֑יָה Exodus 1:16 (for חַיָּה Bö^{§ 1123} (3), Samaritan חיתה); 2 masculine singular חָיִיתָ Deuteronomy 30:16, חָיִתָה Jeremiah 38:17; 3 masculine plural חָיוּ Numbers 14:38, וְחָיוּ consecutive Numbers 4:19 + Zechariah 10:9 (where read Pi`el וְחִיּוּ Sta^{ZAW i. 1881,22} so ᵐ5); וִחְיִיתֶם Ezekiel 37:5 2t.; Imperfect יִחְיֶה Genesis 17:18 27t.; יְחִי Deuteronomy 33:6 10t.; וִיחִי Psalm 49:10 2t.; וְיֶחִ֑י Isaiah 38:21, וַיְחִי Genesis 5:3 37t.; וַיֶּחִ֑י Deuteronomy 4:33 4t.; 3 feminine singular תִּחְיֶה Joshua 6:17, תְּחִי Genesis 19:20 5t.; 2 masculine singular תִּחְיֶה Genesis 27:40 7t.; 2 feminine singular תִּחְיִי 2 Kings 4:7; 1 singular אֶחְיֶה 2 Kings 1:2 8t.; 3 masculine plural יִחְיוּ Joshua 9:21 8t.; 3 feminine plural תִּחְיֶינָה Ezekiel 13:19; Ezekiel 37:3; 2 masculine plural תִּחְיוּ Deuteronomy 4:1 2t.; תִּחְיוּן Deuteronomy 5:30; Deuteronomy 8:1; 1 plural נִחְיֶה 2 Kings 7:4 7t.; Imperative וֶחְיֵה Genesis 20:7; Proverbs 4:4, וֶחְיֶ֯ה Proverbs 7:2; feminine singular חֲיִי Ezekiel 16:6 (twice in verse); masculine plural וִחְיוּ Genesis 42:18 7t.; Infinitive absolute חָיֹה 2 Kings 8:10 6t.; חָיוֺ Ezekiel 3:21 3t.; construct לִחְיוֺת Ezekiel 33:12, suffix חֲיוֺתָם Joshua 5:8; —

1 live:

a. have life, Genesis 31:32 (E), Exodus 33:20 (J), Numbers 4:19 (P), Deuteronomy 30:16 +; also in phrase וַיְחִי and he lived (so many years) with accusative of time, Genesis 5:3-30 (16t.) Genesis 9:28; Genesis 11:11-26 (14t.) Genesis 47:28 (all P), Genesis 50:22 (E), 2 Kings 14:17 2 Chronicles 25:25; Job 42:16.

b. continue in life, remain alive Genesis 20:7 (E), Leviticus 25:36; 2 Samuel 12:22 +; also נפשׁ׳ח live, of the soul or the self Genesis 12:13; Genesis 19:20 (J), 1 Kings 20:32; Psalm 119:175; Jeremiah 38:2,17,20; Isaiah 55:3; וְחַי הַיָּ֑לֶד and the boy may live 2 Samuel 12:22; לִפְנֵי׳ח live in the presence of Genesis 17:18 (P) Hosea 6:2; ׳ב׳ח live among Lamentations 4:20.

c. sustain life, live on or upon (על), of the animal life, by the sword Genesis 27:40 (J), by bread Deuteronomy 8:3; elsewhere in pregnant sense of fulness of life in divine favour, sustained by (על) everything that issueth out of the mouth of ׳י Deuteronomy 8:3; his promises (?) Isaiah 38:16; of wicked Prayer of Manasseh , by repentance Ezekiel 33:19; with בְּ by the statutes and judgments of ׳י if a man do them, Leviticus 18:5 (H) Ezekiel 20:11,13,21,25; Nehemiah 9:29; צַדִּיק בֶּאֱמוּנָתוֺ יִחְיֶה a righteous man by his faithfulness shall live Habakkuk 2:4.

d. live (prosperously) יְחִי הַמֶּלֶך may the king live 1 Samuel 10:24; 2 Samuel 16:16 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 1:25,31,34,39; 2 Kings 11:12; 2 Chronicles 23:11; יְחִילְבַבְכֶם Psalm 22:27; Psalm 69:33; המלך לעולם יחיה Nehemiah 2:3.

2 be quickened, revive:

a. from sickness Numbers 21:8,9; Joshua 5:8 (E) 2 Kings 1:2; 2 Kings 8:8,9,10,14; 2 Kings 20:1,7 = Isaiah 38:1; Isaiah 38:9; Isaiah 38:21.

b. from discouragement of the spirit Genesis 45:27 (E).

c. from faintness Judges 15:19.

d. from death 2 Kings 13:21; Job 14:14; Isaiah 26:14,19; by return of נפשׁ 1 Kings 17:22, of רוּהַ Ezekiel 37:3,5,6,9,10,14 (and so Judges 15:19 c).

Pi`el Perfect 3 masculine singular חִיָּה Psalm 22:30; 3 feminine singular suffix חִיָּ֑תְנִי Psalm 119:50; 2 masculine singular suffix חִיִּיתַנִי Psalm 30:4; חִיִּיתָ֑נִי Paslm Psalm 119:93; 3 plural חִיּוּ Judges 21:14, הַחִיִּיתֶם Numbers 31:15; Imperfect יְחַיֶּה 1 Samuel 27:9 +, etc.; Imperative suffix חַיֵּנִי Psalm 119:25 8t., חַיֵּיהוּ Habakkuk 3:2; Infinitive construct חַיּוֺת Genesis 7:3; Ezekiel 13:19; suffix חַיֹּתֵנוּ Deuteronomy 6:24 +, etc.; Participle מְחַיֶּה Nehemiah 9:6; 1 Samuel 2:6; —

1 preserve alive, let live Exodus 1:17,18,22; Exodus 22:17; Joshua 9:15 (JE), Genesis 12:12 (J), Numbers 31:15 (P), Deuteronomy 6:24; Deuteronomy 20:16; Judges 21:14; 1 Samuel 27:9,11; 1 Kings 18:5; 2 Kings 7:4; Jeremiah 49:11; Ezekiel 3:18; Habakkuk 3:2; Job 36:6; Psalm 30:4; Psalm 33:19; Psalm 41:3; Psalm 138:7; נפשׁ׳ח preserve oneself alive Psalm 22:30; Ezekiel 18:27, or preserve persons alive Ezekiel 13:18,19, or preserve life 1 Kings 20:31; זרע׳ח preserve seed alive Genesis 7:3; Genesis 19:32,34 (J); keep in existence heaven and earth Nehemiah 9:6; nourish, young cow Isaiah 7:21, lamb 2 Samuel 12:3.

2 give life, to man when created Job 33:4.

3 quicken, revive, refresh:

a. restore to life, the dead 1 Samuel 2:6; Deuteronomy 32:39; Hosea 6:2; the dying Psalm 71:20.

b. cause to grow, grain Hosea 14:8.

c. restore, a ruined city 1 Chronicles 11:8, stones destroyed by fire Nehemiah 3:34.

d. revive, the people of ׳י by ׳י himself with fulness of life in his favour Psalm 80:19; Psalm 85:7; Psalm 119:25,37,40,50,88,93,107,149,154,156,159; Psalm 143:11; Ecclesiastes 7:12.

Hiph`il Perfect הֶחֱיָה Joshua 6:25 5t.; 2 masculine singular suffix הֶחֱיִתָנוּ Genesis 47:25; 1 singular הֶחֱיֵיתִי Numbers 22:33, הַחֲיִתֶם Joshua 2:13; Judges 8:19; Imperative suffix הַחֲיֵינִי Isaiah 38:16; הַחֲיוּ Numbers 31:18; Infinitive absolute הַחֲיֵה Joshua 9:20; construct הַחֲיוֺת Genesis 6:20 6t.; הַחֲיֹת Genesis 6:19; Genesis 50:20; suffix הַחֲיֹתוֺ Ezekiel 13:22; —

1 preserve alive, let live Genesis 45:7; Genesis 50:20 (E), Genesis 47:25; Numbers 22:33; Joshua 2:13; Joshua 6:25 (all J), Joshua 14:10 (D); Genesis 6:19,20; Numbers 31:18; Joshua 9:20 (P), Judges 8:19; 2 Samuel 8:2; Ezekiel 13:22; with נפשׁ Genesis 19:19 (J).

2 quicken, revive:

a. restore to health, a leper 2 Kings 5:7, Hezekiah Isaiah 38:16.

b. revive the לֵב and רוּחַ Isaiah 57:15 (twice in verse).

c. restore to life, the dead 2 Kings 8:1,5 (3t. in verse).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

חָיָה inf. absol, חָיֹה Ezekiel 18:9, and חָיוֹ 3:21 18:28 constr. with suff. חֲיוֹתָם Joshua 5:8 with prefix לִחְיוֹת Ezekiel 33:12 imp. with prefix וֶחְיֵה Genesis 20:7 pl. וִחְיוּ 42:18 fut. יִחְיֶה apoc. יְהִי, וַיְחִי.

(1) to live, a word of very frequent use. Arabic حَىَّ, which form is also found in Hebrew, see חָיַי. Eth. ሐይወ፡ Syr. ܚܝܐܳ id. The original idea of this word is that of breathing; inasmuch as the life of animate beings is discerned by their breathing (compare נֶפֶשׁ); and the more ancient form of this root is הָוָה, which see. The same original idea is found in the Greek ζάω, ζώω, cognate to which is ἄω, ἄημι, to breathe; which, in Æschylus, is applied to the winds as breathing or blowing. Those who are curious in languages may inquire whether the Sanscrit dschîv, to live; Greek βίοω; and Latin vivo; belong to the same stock.

[“Construed

(a) with acc. of time, Genesis 5:3, ‘and Adam lived a hundred and thirty years;’ Genesis 11:11, etc.

(b) with בְּ of place, Lamentations 4:20 also of that from which one lives, 2 Kings 4:7 and of that by which one lives and prospers, Habakkuk 2:4.”]

Followed by עַל, to live upon any thing, compare עַל No. 1, a, letter γ. Often i.q. to live well, to be prosperous, to flourish, Deuteronomy 8:1, 30:16 Nehemiah 9:29 [Qu. as to the use of this latter-cited passage]. יְחִי הַמֶּלֶךְ “may the king live,” may he prosper, 1 Samuel 10:24; 2 Samuel 16:16. יְחִי לְבַבְכֶם “let your heart live,” i.e. let it flourish, or be glad, Psalms 22:27, 69:33.

(2) to continue safe and sound, Joshua 6:17; Numbers 14:38 especially in the phrase חָֽיְתָה נַפְשִׁי “my soul liveth,” I remain alive, Genesis 12:13, 19:20 Isaiah 55:3; Jeremiah 38:17, 20 Jeremiah 38:20.

(3) to live again, to revive, Ezekiel 37:5, seq.; 1 Kings 17:22 hence

(4) to recover health, to be healed, Genesis 20:7; Joshua 5:8 followed by מִן from a disease, 2 Kings 1:2, 8:8 and to be refreshed (spoken of one wearied, or sad), Genesis 45:27; Judges 15:19.

Piel חִיָּה

(1) to cause to live, to make alive, to give life to some one, Job 33:4. A woman, when she conceives by a man, is said to vivify his seed, Genesis 19:32, 34 Genesis 19:34 similarly, Hosea 14:8, יְחַיּוּ דָגָן “they shall vivify the corn” in the desert land, by again cultivating the fields and scattering the seed. Metaph. Habakkuk 3:2, “O Jehovah, vivify thy work,” i.e. accomplish it. Also, to cause to be well, or to flourish, Psalms 119:37.

(2) to keep alive, compare Kal No. 2; Genesis 12:12; Exodus 1:17; Psalms 41:3, 138:7 Job 36:6 חִיָּה נֶפֶשׁ פ׳ id. 1 Kings 20:31; Psalms 22:30 חִיָּה זֶרַע to preserve seed, Genesis 7:3 חִיָּה בָקָר to feed oxen, Isaiah 7:21.

(3) to call back to life, to restore life, 1 Samuel 2:6; Psalms 30:4; Deuteronomy 32:39 hence, to refresh, Psalms 71:20, 85:7 and figuratively, to repair (a city), 1 Chronicles 11:8. Neh. 3:34, הַיְחַיּוּ אֶת־הָאֲבָנִים “will they call the stones to life?” So Syr. ܢܰܚܶܡ to raise up ruins.

Hiphil הֶחֱיָה

(1) i.q. Piel No. 2, to keep alive, Genesis 6:19, 20 with the addition of נֶפֶשׁ Genesis 19:19 to deliver from destruction of life, i.e. to save from death, Genesis 47:25, 50:20 followed by לְ Genesis 45:7 also, to suffer to live, to grant life, Joshua 6:25, 14:10 2 Samuel 8:2.

(2) i.q. Piel No. 3, to restore to life, 2 Kings 5:7, 8:1, 2 Kings 8:5. Hence מִחְיָה [and the pr.n. יְחִיאֵל, חִיאֵל, יְחִיָּה].

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אֲחַיֶּ֑ה אֶֽחְיֶ֑ה אֶֽחְיֶ֗ה אֶחְיֶ֖ה אחיה הֲיִ֫חְיֶ֥ה הֲתִחְיֶ֖ינָה הֶחֱיִתָ֑נוּ הֶחֱיֵֽיתִי׃ הֶחֱיָ֣ה הֶחֱיָ֤ה הֶחֱיָ֥ה הֶחֱיָ֨ה הַֽחִיִּיתֶ֖ם הַאֶחְיֶ֖ה הַחֲי֖וּ הַחֲיִתֶ֣ם הַיְחַיּ֧וּ האחיה החיה החיו החייתי׃ החייתם החיתם החיתנו היחיה היחיו התחיינה וְאֶֽחְיֶ֑ה וְאֶחְיֶֽה׃ וְהַחֲיִתֶ֞ם וְהַחֲיֵ֣ה וְהַחֲיֵֽנִי׃ וְחֵ֥י וְחָי֥וּ וְחָיְתָ֣ה וְחָיְתָ֥ה וְחָיִ֖תָה וְחָיִ֣יתָ וְחָיָ֑ה וְחָיָ֔ה וְחָיָ֣ה וְחָיָֽה׃ וְחָיוּ֙ וְיִֽחְיֽוּ׃ וְיֶֽחִי׃ וְנִֽחְיֶה֙ וְנִחְיֶ֖ה וְנִחְיֶ֥ה וְנִחְיֶֽה׃ וִֽ֭יחַיֵּהוּ וִֽחְי֑וּ וִֽחְי֖וּ וִֽחְיֽוּ׃ וִֽיחִי־ וִחְיִיתֶ֑ם וִחְיִיתֶ֔ם וִחְיִיתֶֽם׃ וִיחִ֗י וִיחִ֥י וֶֽחְיֵ֑ה וֶֽחְיֵֽה׃ וֶחְיֵ֑ה וַֽיְחִ֣י וַֽיְחִ֥י וַֽיְחִי־ וַאֲחַיֶּ֗ה וַיְחִ֖י וַיְחִ֣י וַיְחִ֤י וַיְחִ֥י וַיְחִ֨י וַיְחַיֶּ֕הָ וַיִּֽחְי֗וּ וַיֶּ֑חִי וַיֶּֽחִי׃ וַתְּחִ֕י וַתְּחַיֶּ֖יןָ וָחַ֖י וָחָֽי׃ וּ֝לְחַיּוֹתָ֗ם וּֽלְהַחֲי֔וֹת וּֽלְהַחֲי֖וֹת וּלְהַחֲי֣וֹת וּלְחַיּ֥וֹת וּמְחַיֶּ֑ה וּנְחַיֶּ֥ה וּנְחַיֶּה֙ וּתְחִ֣י וּתְחִ֥י ואחיה ואחיה׃ והחיה והחיני׃ והחיתם וחי וחי׃ וחיה וחיה׃ וחיו וחיו׃ וחיית וחייתם וחייתם׃ וחיתה ויחי ויחי־ ויחי׃ ויחיה ויחיהו ויחיו ויחיו׃ ולהחיות ולחיות ולחיותם ומחיה ונחיה ונחיה׃ ותחי ותחיין חֲיִ֔י חֲיִֽי׃ חֲיוֹתָֽם׃ חִ֝יִּיתַ֗נִי חִיִּיתָֽנִי׃ חִיָּֽה׃ חִיָּֽתְנִי׃ חִיּ֔וּ חַ֔י חַ֖י חַ֝יֵּ֗נִי חַיֵּ֑נִי חַיֵּ֔יהוּ חַיֵּ֥נִי חַיֵּֽנִי׃ חָי֤וֹ חָי֥וֹ חָיָ֗ה חָיֹ֣ה חָיֹ֥ה חָיוּ֙ חי חיה חיה׃ חיו חיותם׃ חיי חיי׃ חייהו חייתני חייתני׃ חיני חיני׃ חיתני׃ יְחִ֖י יְחִ֗י יְחִ֥י יְחַיֵּ֖נוּ יְחַיֶּ֖ה יְחַיֶּ֣ה יְחַיֶּ֥ה יְחַיֶּֽה׃ יְחַיֶּה־ יְחַיֻּ֣נוּ יְחַיּ֥וּ יְחַיּֽוּ׃ יִֽ֭חְיֶה יִֽחְי֑וּ יִֽחְי֖וּ יִֽחְי֣וּ יִֽחְיֶ֑ה יִֽחְיֶ֔ה יִֽחְיֶ֖ה יִֽחְיֶ֗ה יִֽחְיֶ֜ה יִֽחְיֶֽה׃ יִֽחְיֶה֒ יִֽחְיֶה֙ יִֽחְיֽוּ׃ יִחְי֑וּ יִחְי֔וּ יִחְיֶ֑ה יִחְיֶ֖ה יִחְיֶ֣ה יִחְיֶ֥ה יִחְיֶֽה׃ יחי יחיה יחיה־ יחיה׃ יחיו יחיו׃ יחינו לְהַֽחֲיֽוֹת׃ לְהַחֲי֑וֹת לְהַחֲי֖וֹת לְהַחֲיֹ֣ת לְהַחֲיֹ֥ת לְהַחֲיֹתֽוֹ׃ לְהַחֲיוֹת֙ לְחַיֹּת֑וֹ לְחַיֹּתֵ֖נוּ לְחַיּ֥וֹת לְחַיּוֹתָ֑ם לִֽחְי֥וֹת לָכֶ֥נָה להחיות להחיות׃ להחית להחיתו׃ לחיות לחיותם לחיתו לחיתנו לכנה מְחַיֶּ֣ה מחיה נִֽחְיֶ֔ה נִֽחְיֶ֥ה נִֽחְיֶֽה׃ נחיה נחיה׃ תְּ֝חַיֵּ֗נוּ תְּֽחִי־ תְּחִֽי־ תְּחַ֫יֵּ֥נִי תְּחַיֵּ֑נִי תְּחַיֵּ֑נוּ תְּחַיֵּֽנִי׃ תְּחַיֶּ֥ה תְּחַיּֽוּן׃ תְחַיֶּ֖ה תְחַיֶּֽה׃ תְחַיֶּֽינָה׃ תִּֽחְי֑וּ תִּֽחְי֗וּ תִּֽחְי֜וּ תִּֽחְי֜וּן תִּֽחְיֶ֗ה תִּֽחְיֶה֙ תִּֽחְיוּן֙ תִּחְיֶ֖ה תִֽחְיִ֖י תִֽחְיֶ֑ינָה תִֽחְיֶ֔ה תִֽחְיֶֽה׃ תִחְיֶ֑ה תִחְיֶֽה׃ תְּחַיֵּ֑ינִי תחי־ תחיה תחיה׃ תחיו תחיון תחיון׃ תחיי תחיינה תחיינה׃ תחייני תחינו תחיני תחיני׃ ’ă·ḥay·yeh ’ăḥayyeh ’eḥ·yeh ’eḥyeh achaiYeh Chai chaiYeihu chaiYeni chaYah chaYi chaYo chaYoh chayoTam chaYu chiYah chiYateni chiyiTani chiYu echYeh ha’eḥyeh ha·’eḥ·yeh ha·ḥă·yi·ṯem ha·ḥă·yū ha·ḥî·yî·ṯem hă·ṯiḥ·ye·nāh ḥā·yāh ḥă·yî hă·yiḥ·yeh ḥă·yō·w·ṯām ḥā·yōh ḥā·yōw ḥā·yū hachayiTem hachaYu hachiyiTem haechYeh haḥăyiṯem haḥăyū haḥîyîṯem hatichYeinah hăṯiḥyenāh ḥay hay·ḥay·yū ḥay·yê·hū ḥay·yê·nî ḥāyāh haychaiYu hayḥayyū ḥăyî haYichYeh hăyiḥyeh ḥāyōh ḥāyōw ḥăyōwṯām ḥāyū ḥayyêhū ḥayyênî he·ḥĕ·yāh he·ḥĕ·yê·ṯî he·ḥĕ·yi·ṯā·nū hecheYah hecheYeiti hecheyiTanu heḥĕyāh heḥĕyêṯî heḥĕyiṯānū ḥî·yā·ṯə·nî ḥî·yāh ḥî·yî·ṯa·nî ḥî·yî·ṯā·nî ḥî·yū ḥîyāh ḥîyāṯənî ḥîyîṯanî ḥîyîṯānî ḥîyū lā·ḵe·nāh laChenah lāḵenāh lə·ha·ḥă·yō·ṯōw lə·ha·ḥă·yō·wṯ lə·ha·ḥă·yōṯ lə·ḥay·yō·ṯê·nū lə·ḥay·yō·ṯōw lə·ḥay·yō·w·ṯām lə·ḥay·yō·wṯ lechaiYot lechaiyoTam lechaiyoTenu lechaiyoTo lehachaYot lehachayoTo ləhaḥăyōṯ ləhaḥăyōṯōw ləhaḥăyōwṯ ləḥayyōṯênū ləḥayyōṯōw ləḥayyōwṯ ləḥayyōwṯām lichYot liḥ·yō·wṯ liḥyōwṯ mə·ḥay·yeh mechaiYeh məḥayyeh nichYeh niḥ·yeh niḥyeh ṯə·ḥay·ye·nāh tə·ḥay·yê·nî tə·ḥay·yê·nū tə·ḥay·yeh ṯə·ḥay·yeh tə·ḥay·yūn tə·ḥî- techaiYeh techaiYeinah techaiYeini techaiYeni techaiYenu techaiYun techi təḥayyeh ṯəḥayyeh ṯəḥayyenāh təḥayyênî təḥayyênū təḥayyūn təḥî- tichYeh tichYeinah tichYi tichYu tichYun ṯiḥ·ye·nāh tiḥ·yeh ṯiḥ·yeh ṯiḥ·yî tiḥ·yū tiḥ·yūn tiḥyeh ṯiḥyeh ṯiḥyenāh ṯiḥyî tiḥyū tiḥyūn ū·lə·ha·ḥă·yō·wṯ ū·lə·ḥay·yō·w·ṯām ū·lə·ḥay·yō·wṯ ū·mə·ḥay·yeh ū·nə·ḥay·yeh ū·ṯə·ḥî ulechaiYot ulechaiyoTam ulehachaYot ūləhaḥăyōwṯ ūləḥayyōwṯ ūləḥayyōwṯām umechaiYeh ūməḥayyeh unechaiYeh ūnəḥayyeh uteChi ūṯəḥî vaachaiYeh vaChai vaiYechi vaiyichYu vattechaiYeina vatteChi vaychaiYeha vayChi vechaYah vechayeTah vechaYita vechaYitah vechaYu veChei vechYeh veechYeh vehachaYeh vehachaYeni vehachayiTem venichYeh veYechi veYichYu Vichaiyehu vichi vichyiTem vichYu wa’ăḥayyeh wa·’ă·ḥay·yeh wā·ḥay wā·ḥāy wāḥay wāḥāy wat·tə·ḥay·ye·nā wat·tə·ḥî wattəḥayyenā wattəḥî way·ḥay·ye·hā way·ḥî way·ḥî- way·ye·ḥî way·yiḥ·yū wayḥayyehā wayḥî wayḥî- wayyeḥî wayyiḥyū wə’eḥyeh wə·’eḥ·yeh wə·ha·ḥă·yê·nî wə·ha·ḥă·yêh wə·ha·ḥă·yi·ṯem wə·ḥā·yāh wə·ḥā·yə·ṯāh wə·ḥā·yî·ṯā wə·ḥā·yi·ṯāh wə·ḥā·yū wə·ḥê wə·niḥ·yeh wə·ye·ḥî wə·yiḥ·yū weḥ·yêh wəhaḥăyêh wəhaḥăyênî wəhaḥăyiṯem wəḥāyāh wəḥāyəṯāh wəḥāyîṯā wəḥāyiṯāh wəḥāyū wəḥê weḥyêh wəniḥyeh wəyeḥî wəyiḥyū wî·ḥay·yê·hū wî·ḥî wî·ḥî- wiḥ·yî·ṯem wiḥ·yū wîḥayyêhū wîḥî wîḥî- wiḥyîṯem wiḥyū yə·ḥay·yê·nū yə·ḥay·yeh yə·ḥay·yeh- yə·ḥay·yū yə·ḥay·yu·nū yə·ḥî yechaiYeh yechaiYenu yechaiYu yechaiYunu yeChi yəḥayyeh yəḥayyeh- yəḥayyênū yəḥayyū yəḥayyunū yəḥî yichYeh yichYu yiḥ·yeh yiḥ·yū yiḥyeh yiḥyū