חָיָה

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)

Every occurrence

101. Joshua 9:20 וְהַחֲיֵ֣ה ve.ha.cha.Yeh · The “to do” form of an action: causing it

     This we will do to them, and let them live; lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.

102. Joshua 9:21 יִֽחְי֑וּ yich.Yu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

     And the princes said unto them, Let them live: so they became hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation, as the princes had spoken unto them.

103. Joshua 14:10 הֶחֱיָ֨ה he.che.Yah · An action: causing it, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

     And now, behold, Jehovah hath kept me alive, as he spake, these forty and five years, from the time that Jehovah spake this word unto Moses, while Israel walked in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old.

104. Judges 8:19 הַחֲיִתֶ֣ם ha.cha.yi.Tem · An action: causing it, finished, with a lasting result, done by all of you

     And he said, They were my brethren, the sons of my mother: as Jehovah liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you.

105. Judges 15:19 וַיֶּ֑חִי vai.Ye.chi · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

     But God clave the hollow place that is in Lehi, and there came water thereout; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived: wherefore the name thereof was called En-hakkore, which is in Lehi, unto this day.

106. Judges 21:14 חִיּ֔וּ chi.Yu · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

     And Benjamin returned at that time; and they gave them the women whom they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh-gilead: and yet so they sufficed them not.

107. 1 Samuel 2:6 וּמְחַיֶּ֑ה u.me.chai.Yeh · An -ing word: strong action

     Jehovah killeth, and maketh alive: He bringeth down to Sheol, and bringeth up.

108. 1 Samuel 10:24 יְחִ֥י ye.Chi · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

     And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom Jehovah hath chosen, that there is none like him along all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, Long live the king.

109. 1 Samuel 27:9 יְחַיֶּ֖ה ye.chai.Yeh · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

     And David smote the land, and saved neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel; and he returned, and came to Achish.

110. 1 Samuel 27:11 יְחַיֶּ֣ה ye.chai.Yeh · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

     And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring them to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell of us, saying, So did David, and so hath been his manner all the while he hath dwelt in the country of the Philistines.

111. 2 Samuel 1:10 יִֽחְיֶ֖ה yich.Yeh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

     So I stood beside him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen: and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord.

112. 2 Samuel 8:2 לְהַחֲי֑וֹת le.ha.cha.Yot · The “to do” form of an action: causing it

     And he smote Moab, and measured them with the line, making them to lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. And the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.

113. 2 Samuel 12:3 וַיְחַיֶּ֕הָ vay.chai.Ye.ha · An action: strong action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

     but the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own morsel, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.

114. 2 Samuel 12:22 וְחַ֥י ve.Chai · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

     And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who knoweth whether Jehovah will not be gracious to me, that the child may live?

115. 2 Samuel 16:16 יְחִ֥י ye.Chi · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

     And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, Long live the king, Long live the king.

116. 2 Samuel 16:16 יְחִ֥י ye.Chi · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

     And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, Long live the king, Long live the king.

117. 1 Kings 1:25 יְחִ֖י ye.Chi · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

     For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fatlings and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king's sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they are eating and drinking before him, and say, Long live king Adonijah.

118. 1 Kings 1:31 יְחִ֗י ye.Chi · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

     Then Bath-sheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did obeisance to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.

119. 1 Kings 1:34 יְחִ֖י ye.Chi · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

     and let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel; and blow ye the trumpet, and say, Long live king Solomon.

120. 1 Kings 1:39 יְחִ֖י ye.Chi · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

     And Zadok the priest took the horn of oil out of the Tent, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, Long live king Solomon.

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