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. Genesis 9:16 חַיָּ֔ה chai.Yah · Describes something

    And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.

  2. Genesis 18:10 חַיָּ֔ה chai.Yah · Describes something

    And he said, I will certainly return unto thee when the season cometh round; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard in the tent door, which was behind him.

  3. Genesis 18:14 חַיָּ֖ה chai.Yah · Describes something

    Is anything too hard for Jehovah? At the set time I will return unto thee, when the season cometh round, and Sarah shall have a son.

  4. Genesis 23:1 חַיֵּ֣י chai.Yei · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And the life of Sarah was a hundred and seven and twenty years: these were the years of the life of Sarah.

  5. Genesis 23:1 חַיֵּ֥י chai.Yei · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And the life of Sarah was a hundred and seven and twenty years: these were the years of the life of Sarah.

  6. Genesis 25:6 חַ֔י Chai · Describes something

    But unto the sons of the concubines, that Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts; and he sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.

  7. Genesis 25:7 חַיֵּ֥י chai.Yei · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived, a hundred threescore and fifteen years.

  8. Genesis 25:17 חַיֵּ֣י chai.Yei · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, a hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died, and was gathered unto his people.

  9. Genesis 26:19 חַיִּֽים׃ chai.Yim · Describes something

    And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water.

  10. Genesis 27:46 בְחַיַּ֔י ve.chai.Yai · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these, of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?

  11. Genesis 27:46 חַיִּֽים׃ chai.Yim · A person, place or thing

    And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these, of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?

  12. Genesis 37:20 חַיָּ֥ה chai.Yah · A person, place or thing

    Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say, An evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.

  13. Genesis 37:33 חַיָּ֥ה chai.Yah · A person, place or thing

    And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces.

  14. Genesis 42:15 חֵ֤י chei · Describes something

    hereby ye shall be proved: by the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.

  15. Genesis 42:16 חֵ֣י chei · Describes something

    Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be bound, that your words may be proved, whether there be truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.

  16. Genesis 43:7 חַי֙ chai · Describes something

    And they said, The man asked straitly concerning ourselves, and concerning our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we in any wise know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

  17. Genesis 43:27 חָֽי׃ Chai · Describes something

    And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?

  18. Genesis 43:28 חָ֑י Chai · Describes something

    And they said, Thy servant our father is well, he is yet alive. And they bowed the head, and made obeisance.

  19. Genesis 45:3 חָ֑י Chai · Describes something

    And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence.

  20. Genesis 45:26 חַ֔י Chai · Describes something

    And they told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt. And his heart fainted, for he believed them not.

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