חַי

chay · alive

Hebrew · Strong's H2416 · Adjective · Sounds like: khah'-ee · 498 occurrences

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

  • alive H2416A 242
  • life H2416E 145
  • living thing H2416C 106
  • community H2416D 4
  • kinsfolk H2416B 1

Strong's dictionary

from חָיָה; 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; [phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
חַי adj. alive, living
1.
a. of God, as the living one, the fountain of life
b. of man
c. of animals, alive, living
d. animals and man
e. (dub.) of vegetation, as thorns, green
f. of water, fresh
2. (dub.) lively, active
3. reviving
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[חַי] n.[m.] kinsfolk, pl. sf. 1 S 18:18
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חַיָּה n.f. living thing, animal
1. animal
a. in general
b. wild animals, on account of their vital energy and activity
c. living beings, of the cherubic chariot
2. life, only in late poetry
3. appetite, activity of hunger
4. revival, renewal
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חַיָּה n.f. community
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חַיִּים n.m. pl. abstr. emph. life
1. life: physical
2. life: as welfare and happiness in king's presence
3. sustenance, maintenance

Every occurrence

  1. Ezekiel 1:5 חַיּ֑וֹת chai.Yot · A person, place or thing

    And out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man.

  2. Ezekiel 1:13 הַחַיּ֜וֹת ha.chai.Yot · A person, place or thing

    As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches: the fire went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.

  3. Ezekiel 1:13 הַחַיּ֑וֹת ha.chai.Yot · A person, place or thing

    As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches: the fire went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.

  4. Ezekiel 1:14 וְהַחַיּ֖וֹת ve.ha.chai.Yot · A person, place or thing

    And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.

  5. Ezekiel 1:15 הַחַיּ֑וֹת ha.chai.Yot · A person, place or thing

    Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold, one wheel upon the earth beside the living creatures, for each of the four faces thereof.

  6. Ezekiel 1:15 הַחַיּ֖וֹת ha.chai.Yot · A person, place or thing

    Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold, one wheel upon the earth beside the living creatures, for each of the four faces thereof.

  7. Ezekiel 1:19 הַֽחַיּ֔וֹת ha.chai.Yot · A person, place or thing

    And when the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.

  8. Ezekiel 1:19 הַֽחַיּוֹת֙ ha.chai.yOt · A person, place or thing

    And when the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.

  9. Ezekiel 1:20 הַחַיָּ֖ה ha.chai.Yah · A person, place or thing

    Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went; thither was the spirit to go: and the wheels were lifted up beside them; for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.

  10. Ezekiel 1:21 הַחַיָּ֖ה ha.chai.Yah · A person, place or thing

    When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up beside them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.

  11. Ezekiel 1:22 הַחַיָּה֙ ha.chai.Yah · A person, place or thing

    And over the head of the living creature there was the likeness of a firmament, like the terrible crystal to look upon, stretched forth over their heads above.

  12. Ezekiel 3:13 הַחַיּ֗וֹת ha.chai.Yot · A person, place or thing

    And I heard the noise of the wings of the living creatures as they touched one another, and the noise of the wheels beside them, even the noise of a great rushing.

  13. Ezekiel 5:11 חַי־ chai- · Describes something

    Wherefore, as I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, surely, because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish thee; neither shall mine eye spare, and I also will have no pity.

  14. Ezekiel 5:17 וְחַיָּ֤ה ve.chai.Yah · A person, place or thing

    and I will send upon you famine and evil beasts, and they shall bereave thee; and pestilence and blood shall pass through thee; and I will bring the sword upon thee: I, Jehovah, have spoken it.

  15. Ezekiel 7:13 בַּחַיִּ֖ים ba.chai.Yim · A person, place or thing

    For the seller shall not return to that which is sold, although they be yet alive: for the vision is touching the whole multitude thereof, none shall return; neither shall any strengthen himself in the iniquity of his life.

  16. Ezekiel 7:13 חַיָּתָ֑ם chai.ya.Tam · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    For the seller shall not return to that which is sold, although they be yet alive: for the vision is touching the whole multitude thereof, none shall return; neither shall any strengthen himself in the iniquity of his life.

  17. Ezekiel 7:13 חַיָּת֖וֹ chai.ya.To · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    For the seller shall not return to that which is sold, although they be yet alive: for the vision is touching the whole multitude thereof, none shall return; neither shall any strengthen himself in the iniquity of his life.

  18. Ezekiel 10:15 הַחַיָּ֔ה ha.chai.Yah · A person, place or thing

    And the cherubim mounted up: this is the living creature that I saw by the river Chebar.

  19. Ezekiel 10:17 הַחַיָּ֖ה ha.chai.Yah · A person, place or thing

    When they stood, these stood; and when they mounted up, these mounted up with them: for the spirit of the living creature was in them.

  20. Ezekiel 10:20 הַחַיָּ֗ה ha.chai.Yah · A person, place or thing

    This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river Chebar; and I knew that they were cherubim.

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