Word meanings
Strong's dictionary
a primitive root (compare חָיָה); to live; causatively to revive; live, save life.
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
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1 Samuel 20:31 חַ֣י chai · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it
For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die.
American Standard Version (1901). Public domain.