חָיָה

cha.yah · to live

Hebrew · Strong's H2421 · Verb · Sounds like: khaw-yaw' · 282 occurrences

Word meanings

Strong's dictionary

a primitive root (compare חָוָה, חָיָה); to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive; keep (leave, make) alive, [idiom] certainly, give (promise) life, (let, suffer to) live, nourish up, preserve (alive), quicken, recover, repair, restore (to life), revive, ([idiom] God) save (alive, life, lives), [idiom] surely, be whole.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
חָיָה 283 vb. live
Qal 203
1. live
2. be quickened, revive
Pi.
1. preserve alive, let live
2. give life
3. quicken, revive, refresh
Hiph.
1. preserve alive, let live
2. quicken, revive

Every occurrence

  1. Psalms 22:26 יְחִ֖י ye.Chi · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    The meek shall eat and be satisfied; They shall praise Jehovah that seek after him: Let your heart live for ever.

  2. Psalms 22:29 חִיָּֽה׃ chi.Yah · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    All the fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship: All they that go down to the dust shall bow before him, Even he that cannot keep his soul alive.

  3. Psalms 30:3 חִ֝יִּיתַ֗נִי chi.yi.Ta.ni · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by you

    O Jehovah, thou hast brought up my soul from Sheol; Thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

  4. Psalms 33:19 וּ֝לְחַיּוֹתָ֗ם u.le.chai.yo.Tam · The “to do” form of an action: strong action

    To deliver their soul from death, And to keep them alive in famine.

  5. Psalms 41:2 וִֽ֭יחַיֵּהוּ Vi.chai.ye.hu · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Jehovah will preserve him, and keep him alive, And he shall be blessed upon the earth; And deliver not thou him unto the will of his enemies.

  6. Psalms 49:9 וִֽיחִי־ vi.chi- · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    That he should still live alway, That he should not see corruption.

  7. Psalms 69:32 וִיחִ֥י vi.Chi · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    The meek have seen it, and are glad: Ye that seek after God, let your heart live.

  8. Psalms 71:20 תְּחַיֵּ֑ינִי te.chai.Yei.ni · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    Thou, who hast showed us many and sore troubles, Wilt quicken us again, And wilt bring us up again from the depths of the earth.

  9. Psalms 72:15 וִיחִ֗י vi.Chi · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    And they shall live; and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: And men shall pray for him continually; They shall bless him all the day long.

  10. Psalms 80:18 תְּ֝חַיֵּ֗נוּ te.chai.Ye.nu · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    So shall we not go back from thee: Quicken thou us, and we will call upon thy name.

  11. Psalms 85:6 תְּחַיֵּ֑נוּ te.chai.Ye.nu · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    Wilt thou not quicken us again, That thy people may rejoice in thee?

  12. Psalms 89:48 יִֽ֭חְיֶה Yich.yeh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    What man is he that shall live and not see death, That shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah

  13. Psalms 118:17 אֶֽחְיֶ֑ה 'ech.Yeh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    I shall not die, but live, And declare the works of Jehovah.

  14. Psalms 119:17 אֶֽחְיֶ֗ה 'ech.Yeh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live; So will I observe thy word.

  15. Psalms 119:25 חַ֝יֵּ֗נִי chai.Ye.ni · A command to you: strong action

    DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: Quicken thou me according to thy word.

  16. Psalms 119:37 חַיֵּֽנִי׃ chai.Ye.ni · A command to you: strong action

    Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity, And quicken me in thy ways.

  17. Psalms 119:40 חַיֵּֽנִי׃ chai.Ye.ni · A command to you: strong action

    Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: Quicken me in thy righteousness.

  18. Psalms 119:50 חִיָּֽתְנִי׃ chi.Ya.te.ni · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    This is my comfort in my affliction; For thy word hath quickened me.

  19. Psalms 119:77 וְאֶֽחְיֶ֑ה ve.'ech.Yeh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live; For thy law is my delight.

  20. Psalms 119:88 חַיֵּ֑נִי chai.Ye.ni · A command to you: strong action

    Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; So shall I observe the testimony of thy mouth.

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