Word study · Hebrew
חַי
chayH2416alive
Used 498 times in the tagged text.
H2416A · חַי · alive
What it means
- living, alive
Full dictionary entry (technical)
- adj
- 1) living, alive
- 1a) green (of vegetation)
- 1b) flowing, fresh (of water)
- 1c) lively, active (of man)
- 1d) reviving (of the springtime)
- Aramaic equivalent: chay (חַי "living" H2417)
H2416B · חַי · kinsfolk
Full dictionary entry (technical)
- kinsfolk
H2416C · חַיָּה · living thing
What it means
- living thing, animal
Full dictionary entry (technical)
- 1) living thing, animal
- 1a) animal
- 1b) life
- 1c) appetite
- 1d) revival, renewal
- Aramaic equivalent: che.va (חֵיוָא "beast" H2423)
H2416D · חַיָּה · community
Full dictionary entry (technical)
- community
H2416E · חַיִּים · life
What it means
- life
Full dictionary entry (technical)
- 1) life (abstract emphatic)
- 1a) life
- 1b) sustenance, maintenance
Same idea, other words · Life
Life in Scripture is more than being alive. In John's Gospel 'life' becomes a name for what Christ gives.
Where it appears
- Genesis66
- Exodus9
- Leviticus33
- Numbers7
- Deuteronomy21
- Joshua4
- Judges2
- Ruth2
- 1 Samuel26
- 2 Samuel22
- 1 Kings26
- 2 Kings21
- 2 Chronicles5
- Job24
- Psalms51
- Proverbs34
- Ecclesiastes21
- Song of Songs1
- Isaiah19
- Jeremiah23
- Lamentations3
- Ezekiel59
- Daniel3
- Hosea6
- Amos2
- Jonah3
- Zephaniah3
- Zechariah1
- Malachi1
Every use · 51–100 of 498 · BSB
Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am weary of my life because of these Hittite women. If Jacob takes a Hittite wife from among them, what good is my life?”
“Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a vicious animal has devoured him. Then we shall see what becomes of his dreams!”
His father recognized it and said, “It is my son’s robe! A vicious animal has devoured him. Joseph has surely been torn to pieces!”
And this is how you will be tested: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.
Send one of your number to get your brother; the rest of you will be confined so that the truth of your words may be tested. If they are untrue, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!”
They replied, “The man questioned us in detail about ourselves and our family: ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ And we answered him accordingly. How could we possibly know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother here’?”
He asked if they were well, and then he asked, “How is your elderly father you told me about? Is he still alive?”
“Your servant our father is well,” they answered. “He is still alive.” And they bowed down to honor him.
Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” But they were unable to answer him, because they were terrified in his presence.
“Joseph is still alive,” they said, “and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt!” But Jacob was stunned, for he did not believe them.
“Enough!” declared Israel. “My son Joseph is still alive! I will go to see him before I die.”
Then Israel said to Joseph, “Finally I can die, now that I have seen your face and know that you are still alive!”
“How many years have you lived?” Pharaoh asked.
“My travels have lasted 130 years,” Jacob replied. “My years have been few and hard, and they have not matched the years of the travels of my fathers.”
“My travels have lasted 130 years,” Jacob replied. “My years have been few and hard, and they have not matched the years of the travels of my fathers.”
And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years, and the length of his life was 147 years.
and made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar, and with all kinds of work in the fields. Every service they imposed was harsh.
Then Moses went back to his father-in-law Jethro and said to him, “Please let me return to my brothers in Egypt to see if they are still alive.” “Go in peace,” Jethro replied.
These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.
The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years.
And Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.
If a man’s ox injures his neighbor’s ox and it dies, they must sell the live one and divide the proceeds; they also must divide the dead animal.
If what was stolen is actually found alive in his possession—whether ox or donkey or sheep—he must pay back double.
but in the seventh year you must let it rest and lie fallow, so that the poor among your people may eat from the field and the wild animals may consume what they leave. Do the same with your vineyard and olive grove.
I will not drive them out before you in a single year; otherwise the land would become desolate and wild animals would multiply against you.
Or if a person touches anything unclean—whether the carcass of any unclean wild animal or livestock or crawling creature—even if he is unaware of it, he is unclean and guilty.
“Say to the Israelites, ‘Of all the beasts of the earth, these ones you may eat:
But the following among all the teeming life and creatures in the water are detestable to you: everything in the seas or streams that does not have fins and scales.
All the four-footed animals that walk on their paws are unclean for you; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,
This is the law regarding animals, birds, all living creatures that move in the water, and all creatures that crawl along the ground.
You must distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between animals that may be eaten and those that may not.’”
You must distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between animals that may be eaten and those that may not.’”
The priest will examine him, and if there is a white swelling on the skin that has turned the hair white, and there is raw flesh in the swelling,
But whenever raw flesh appears on someone, he will be unclean.
When the priest sees the raw flesh, he must pronounce him unclean. The raw flesh is unclean; it is a skin disease.
When the priest sees the raw flesh, he must pronounce him unclean. The raw flesh is unclean; it is a skin disease.
But if the raw flesh changes and turns white, he must go to the priest.
the priest shall order that two live clean birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop be brought for the one to be cleansed.
Then the priest shall command that one of the birds be slaughtered over fresh water in a clay pot.
And he is to take the live bird together with the cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop, and dip them into the blood of the bird that was slaughtered over the fresh water.
And he is to take the live bird together with the cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop, and dip them into the blood of the bird that was slaughtered over the fresh water.
And he is to take the live bird together with the cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop, and dip them into the blood of the bird that was slaughtered over the fresh water.
Seven times he shall sprinkle the one to be cleansed of the skin disease. Then he shall pronounce him clean and release the live bird into the open field.
and he shall slaughter one of the birds over fresh water in a clay pot.
Then he shall take the cedar wood, the hyssop, the scarlet yarn, and the live bird, dip them in the blood of the slaughtered bird and the fresh water, and sprinkle the house seven times.
Then he shall take the cedar wood, the hyssop, the scarlet yarn, and the live bird, dip them in the blood of the slaughtered bird and the fresh water, and sprinkle the house seven times.
And he shall cleanse the house with the bird’s blood, the fresh water, the live bird, the cedar wood, the hyssop, and the scarlet yarn.
And he shall cleanse the house with the bird’s blood, the fresh water, the live bird, the cedar wood, the hyssop, and the scarlet yarn.
Finally, he is to release the live bird into the open fields outside the city. In this way he will make atonement for the house, and it will be clean.
When the man has been cleansed from his discharge, he must count off seven days for his cleansing, wash his clothes, and bathe himself in fresh water, and he shall be clean.
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