חַי
TWOT Reference: 644a
חַי chay, khah'-ee; from H2421; alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively:— age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, merry, multitude, (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
The KJV translates Strong's H2416 in the following manner: live (197x), life (144x), beast (76x), alive (31x), creature (15x), running (7x), living thing (6x), raw (6x), miscellaneous (19x).
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living, alive
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green (of vegetation)
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flowing, fresh (of water)
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lively, active (of man)
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reviving (of the springtime)
masculine noun
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relatives
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life (abstract emphatic)
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life
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sustenance, maintenance
feminine noun
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living thing, animal
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animal
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life
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appetite
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revival, renewal
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community
See related Aramaic BDB entry H2417.
† II. [חַי] noun [masculine] kinsfolk (Arabic حَئً a group of families united by vital ties RSK 36-40 Dr Sm 119), plural suffix חַיַּי 1 Samuel 18:18, incorrectly pointed with the interpretation my life RV, but read חַיִּי my kins-folk, We Ki Dr RS SS RVm VB. It is explained by the gloss משׁפחת אבי We (Klo reads אַחַי וּ).
† I. חַיָּה noun feminine living thing, animal (Zinjirli wild beast DHMSendsch. 34) — ח׳ Genesis 8:17 +; construct חַיַּת Isaiah 57:10 +; old case ending (poetic) חַיְתוֺ Genesis 1:24; Psalm 50:10; Psalm 79:2; Psalm 104:11; Psalm 104:20; Isaiah 56:9 (twice in verse); Zephaniah 2:14; suffix חַיָּתִי Psalm 143:3, etc.; plural חַיּוֺת Leviticus 14:4 + 12 times —
See related Aramaic BDB entry H2423.
II. חַיָּה noun feminine (si vera lectio) community (=feminine of II. חַי according to Nö ZMG, 1886, 176) — חֹנָה פְּלִשְׁתִּים וְחַיַּת and a community of Philistines (i.e. a group of allied families, making a raid together) was encamping 2 Samuel 23:13 (=מַחֲנֵה 1 Chronicles 11:15); perhaps also Psalm 68:11 (compare below)
Note. — Several other passages are dubious: וַיֵּאָסְפוּ פְלִשְׁתִּים לַחַיָּה 2 Samuel 23:11 assembled into a troop, or by bands (RV, but neither rendering justified: Bö Ew We Klo Dr rightly read לֶ֫חְיָה to Leḥi, compare Judges 15:9 word omitted by accident in || 1 Chronicles 11:13 Dr); יָֽשְׁבוּ־בָהּ חַיָּֽֽֽתְךָ Psalm 68:11 thy troop dwelt in it (Thes SS RVm Hi Ri Che, but
† חַיִּים noun masculineDeuteronomy 28:66 plural abstract emphatic life, ח׳ Genesis 2:7 +; חַיִּין Job 24:22 (Aramaism Ges§ 87 (1) a); חַיֵּי Genesis 23:1 +; suffix חַיַּי Genesis 47:9 +; חַיָּ֑יְכִי Psalm 103:4; (Ges§ 91 (2) R. 2), etc.; —
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Genesis
Genesis 1:20; Genesis 1:20; Genesis 1:21; Genesis 1:24; Genesis 1:24; Genesis 1:24; Genesis 1:25; Genesis 1:28; Genesis 1:30; Genesis 1:30; Genesis 2:7; Genesis 2:7; Genesis 2:7; Genesis 2:9; Genesis 2:19; Genesis 2:19; Genesis 2:20; Genesis 3:1; Genesis 3:14; Genesis 3:14; Genesis 3:17; Genesis 3:20; Genesis 3:20; Genesis 3:22; Genesis 3:24; Genesis 6:17; Genesis 6:19; Genesis 7:11; Genesis 7:14; Genesis 7:15; Genesis 7:21; Genesis 7:22; Genesis 8:1; Genesis 8:17; Genesis 8:17; Genesis 8:19; Genesis 8:21; Genesis 9:2; Genesis 9:3; Genesis 9:5; Genesis 9:10; Genesis 9:10; Genesis 9:12; Genesis 9:15; Genesis 9:16; Genesis 18:10; Genesis 18:14; Genesis 23:1; Genesis 23:1; Genesis 23:1; Genesis 25:6; Genesis 25:6; Genesis 25:7; Genesis 25:17; Genesis 26:19; Genesis 27:46; Genesis 27:46; Genesis 37:20; Genesis 37:33; Genesis 42:15; Genesis 42:16; Genesis 43:7; Genesis 43:27; Genesis 43:28; Genesis 45:3; Genesis 45:26; Genesis 45:28; Genesis 46:30; Genesis 47:8; Genesis 47:9; Genesis 47:9; Genesis 47:28
Exodus
Exodus 1:14; Exodus 4:18; Exodus 6:16; Exodus 6:18; Exodus 6:20; Exodus 21:35; Exodus 22:3; Exodus 23:11; Exodus 23:29
Leviticus
Leviticus 5:2; Leviticus 11:2; Leviticus 11:10; Leviticus 11:27; Leviticus 11:46; Leviticus 11:47; Leviticus 13:10; Leviticus 13:14; Leviticus 13:15; Leviticus 13:16; Leviticus 14:4; Leviticus 14:4; Leviticus 14:5; Leviticus 14:6; Leviticus 14:6; Leviticus 14:7; Leviticus 14:50; Leviticus 14:51; Leviticus 14:51; Leviticus 14:52; Leviticus 14:53; Leviticus 15:13; Leviticus 16:10; Leviticus 16:20; Leviticus 16:21; Leviticus 17:13; Leviticus 18:18; Leviticus 25:7; Leviticus 26:6; Leviticus 26:22
Numbers
Numbers 14:21; Numbers 14:28; Numbers 16:30; Numbers 16:33; Numbers 17:13; Numbers 19:17; Numbers 35:3
Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 4:4; Deuteronomy 4:9; Deuteronomy 4:10; Deuteronomy 5:3; Deuteronomy 5:23; Deuteronomy 6:2; Deuteronomy 7:22; Deuteronomy 12:1; Deuteronomy 16:3; Deuteronomy 17:19; Deuteronomy 28:66; Deuteronomy 28:66; Deuteronomy 30:6; Deuteronomy 30:15; Deuteronomy 30:19; Deuteronomy 30:20; Deuteronomy 31:13; Deuteronomy 31:27; Deuteronomy 32:40; Deuteronomy 32:47
Joshua
Joshua 1:5; Joshua 3:10; Joshua 4:14; Joshua 8:23
Judges
Judges 8:19; Judges 15:9; Judges 16:30
Ruth
1 Samuel
1 Samuel 1:11; 1 Samuel 1:26; 1 Samuel 2:15; 1 Samuel 7:15; 1 Samuel 14:39; 1 Samuel 14:45; 1 Samuel 15:8; 1 Samuel 17:26; 1 Samuel 17:36; 1 Samuel 17:46; 1 Samuel 17:55; 1 Samuel 18:18; 1 Samuel 19:6; 1 Samuel 20:3; 1 Samuel 20:14; 1 Samuel 20:21; 1 Samuel 25:6; 1 Samuel 25:26; 1 Samuel 25:29; 1 Samuel 25:34; 1 Samuel 26:10; 1 Samuel 26:16; 1 Samuel 28:10; 1 Samuel 29:6
2 Samuel
2 Samuel 1:23; 2 Samuel 2:27; 2 Samuel 4:9; 2 Samuel 11:11; 2 Samuel 11:11; 2 Samuel 12:5; 2 Samuel 12:18; 2 Samuel 12:21; 2 Samuel 12:22; 2 Samuel 14:11; 2 Samuel 14:19; 2 Samuel 15:21; 2 Samuel 15:21; 2 Samuel 15:21; 2 Samuel 18:14; 2 Samuel 18:18; 2 Samuel 19:7; 2 Samuel 19:35; 2 Samuel 21:10; 2 Samuel 22:47; 2 Samuel 23:11; 2 Samuel 23:13; 2 Samuel 23:20
1 Kings
1 Kings 1:29; 1 Kings 2:24; 1 Kings 3:22; 1 Kings 3:23; 1 Kings 3:25; 1 Kings 3:26; 1 Kings 3:27; 1 Kings 5:1; 1 Kings 8:40; 1 Kings 11:34; 1 Kings 12:6; 1 Kings 15:5; 1 Kings 15:6; 1 Kings 17:1; 1 Kings 17:12; 1 Kings 17:23; 1 Kings 18:10; 1 Kings 18:15; 1 Kings 20:18; 1 Kings 20:32; 1 Kings 21:15; 1 Kings 22:14
2 Kings
2 Kings 2:2; 2 Kings 2:4; 2 Kings 2:6; 2 Kings 3:14; 2 Kings 4:16; 2 Kings 4:17; 2 Kings 4:30; 2 Kings 5:16; 2 Kings 5:20; 2 Kings 7:12; 2 Kings 10:14; 2 Kings 14:9; 2 Kings 19:4; 2 Kings 19:16; 2 Kings 25:29; 2 Kings 25:30
1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 11:13; 1 Chronicles 11:15
2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 6:31; 2 Chronicles 10:6; 2 Chronicles 18:13; 2 Chronicles 25:12; 2 Chronicles 25:18
Job
Job 3:20; Job 5:22; Job 5:23; Job 7:7; Job 9:21; Job 10:1; Job 10:12; Job 12:10; Job 19:25; Job 24:22; Job 24:22; Job 27:2; Job 28:13; Job 28:21; Job 30:23; Job 33:18; Job 33:20; Job 33:22; Job 33:28; Job 33:30; Job 36:14; Job 37:8; Job 38:39; Job 39:15; Job 40:20
Psalms
Psalms 7:6; Psalms 16:11; Psalms 17:14; Psalms 18:47; Psalms 21:5; Psalms 23:6; Psalms 26:9; Psalms 27:1; Psalms 27:4; Psalms 27:13; Psalms 30:6; Psalms 31:11; Psalms 34:13; Psalms 36:10; Psalms 38:20; Psalms 42:3; Psalms 42:9; Psalms 49:19; Psalms 50:10; Psalms 50:10; Psalms 52:7; Psalms 55:16; Psalms 58:10; Psalms 63:4; Psalms 63:5; Psalms 64:2; Psalms 66:9; Psalms 68:11; Psalms 68:11; Psalms 68:31; Psalms 69:29; Psalms 74:19; Psalms 74:19; Psalms 78:50; Psalms 79:2; Psalms 79:2; Psalms 84:3; Psalms 88:4; Psalms 103:4; Psalms 103:4; Psalms 104:11; Psalms 104:11; Psalms 104:20; Psalms 104:20; Psalms 104:25; Psalms 104:33; Psalms 116:9; Psalms 116:9; Psalms 124:3; Psalms 128:5; Psalms 133:3; Psalms 142:6; Psalms 143:2; Psalms 143:3; Psalms 143:3; Psalms 145:16; Psalms 146:2; Psalms 148:10
Proverbs
Proverbs 1:12; Proverbs 2:19; Proverbs 3:2; Proverbs 3:18; Proverbs 3:22; Proverbs 4:10; Proverbs 4:13; Proverbs 4:22; Proverbs 4:23; Proverbs 5:6; Proverbs 6:23; Proverbs 8:35; Proverbs 9:11; Proverbs 10:11; Proverbs 10:16; Proverbs 10:17; Proverbs 11:19; Proverbs 11:30; Proverbs 12:28; Proverbs 13:12; Proverbs 13:14; Proverbs 14:27; Proverbs 14:30; Proverbs 15:4; Proverbs 15:24; Proverbs 15:31; Proverbs 16:15; Proverbs 16:22; Proverbs 18:21; Proverbs 19:23; Proverbs 21:21; Proverbs 22:4; Proverbs 27:27; Proverbs 31:12
Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 2:3; Ecclesiastes 2:17; Ecclesiastes 3:12; Ecclesiastes 4:2; Ecclesiastes 4:15; Ecclesiastes 5:17; Ecclesiastes 5:19; Ecclesiastes 6:8; Ecclesiastes 6:12; Ecclesiastes 6:12; Ecclesiastes 7:2; Ecclesiastes 7:13; Ecclesiastes 8:15; Ecclesiastes 9:3; Ecclesiastes 9:4; Ecclesiastes 9:4; Ecclesiastes 9:5; Ecclesiastes 9:9; Ecclesiastes 9:9; Ecclesiastes 10:19
Song of Songs
Isaiah
Isaiah 4:3; Isaiah 8:19; Isaiah 35:9; Isaiah 37:4; Isaiah 37:17; Isaiah 38:11; Isaiah 38:12; Isaiah 38:16; Isaiah 38:19; Isaiah 38:20; Isaiah 40:16; Isaiah 43:20; Isaiah 46:1; Isaiah 49:18; Isaiah 53:8; Isaiah 56:9; Isaiah 56:9; Isaiah 56:9; Isaiah 57:10; Isaiah 57:10
Jeremiah
Jeremiah 2:13; Jeremiah 4:2; Jeremiah 5:2; Jeremiah 10:10; Jeremiah 11:19; Jeremiah 12:9; Jeremiah 12:16; Jeremiah 16:14; Jeremiah 16:15; Jeremiah 17:13; Jeremiah 21:8; Jeremiah 22:24; Jeremiah 23:7; Jeremiah 23:8; Jeremiah 23:36; Jeremiah 27:6; Jeremiah 28:14; Jeremiah 38:16; Jeremiah 44:26; Jeremiah 46:18; Jeremiah 52:33; Jeremiah 52:34
Lamentations
Lamentations 3:39; Lamentations 3:53; Lamentations 3:58
Ezekiel
Ezekiel 1:5; Ezekiel 1:13; Ezekiel 1:14; Ezekiel 1:15; Ezekiel 1:19; Ezekiel 1:20; Ezekiel 1:21; Ezekiel 1:22; Ezekiel 3:13; Ezekiel 5:11; Ezekiel 5:17; Ezekiel 7:13; Ezekiel 7:13; Ezekiel 10:15; Ezekiel 10:17; Ezekiel 10:20; Ezekiel 14:15; Ezekiel 14:15; Ezekiel 14:16; Ezekiel 14:18; Ezekiel 14:20; Ezekiel 14:21; Ezekiel 16:48; Ezekiel 17:16; Ezekiel 17:19; Ezekiel 18:3; Ezekiel 20:3; Ezekiel 20:31; Ezekiel 20:33; Ezekiel 26:20; Ezekiel 29:5; Ezekiel 31:6; Ezekiel 31:13; Ezekiel 32:4; Ezekiel 32:23; Ezekiel 32:24; Ezekiel 32:25; Ezekiel 32:26; Ezekiel 32:27; Ezekiel 32:32; Ezekiel 33:11; Ezekiel 33:15; Ezekiel 33:27; Ezekiel 33:27; Ezekiel 34:5; Ezekiel 34:8; Ezekiel 34:8; Ezekiel 34:25; Ezekiel 34:28; Ezekiel 35:6; Ezekiel 35:11; Ezekiel 38:20; Ezekiel 39:4; Ezekiel 39:17; Ezekiel 47:9
Daniel
Daniel 8:4; Daniel 12:2; Daniel 12:7
Hosea
Hosea 2:1; Hosea 2:14; Hosea 2:20; Hosea 4:3; Hosea 4:15; Hosea 13:8
Amos
Jonah
Jonah 2:7; Jonah 4:3; Jonah 4:8
Zephaniah
Zephaniah 2:9; Zephaniah 2:14; Zephaniah 2:14; Zephaniah 2:15
Zechariah
Malachi
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