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חַי

chayH2416

alive

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 · 251–300 of 498 · BSB

  1. Job 10:12חַיִּ֣יםlife

    You have granted me life and loving devotion, and Your care has preserved my spirit.

  2. Job 12:10חָ֑יliving [thing]

    The life of every living thing is in His hand, as well as the breath of all mankind.

  3. Job 19:25חָ֑יhe lives

    But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth.

  4. Job 24:22בַּֽחַיִּֽיןin <the> life

    Yet by His power, God drags away the mighty; though rising up, they have no assurance of life.

  5. Job 27:2חַי־[by] [the] life

    “As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice— the Almighty, who has embittered my soul—

  6. Job 28:13הַֽחַיִּֽיםthe living [ones]

    No man can know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living.

  7. Job 28:21חָ֑יliving [thing]

    It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing and concealed from the birds of the air.

  8. Job 30:23חָֽיliving [thing]

    Yes, I know that You will bring me down to death, to the place appointed for all the living.

  9. Job 33:18וְ֝חַיָּת֗וֹand life his

    to preserve his soul from the Pit and his life from perishing by the sword.

  10. Job 33:20חַיָּת֣וֹlife his

    so that he detests his bread, and his soul loathes his favorite food.

  11. Job 33:22וְ֝חַיָּת֗וֹand life his

    He draws near to the Pit, and his life to the messengers of death.

  12. Job 33:28וְ֝חַיָּתוֹand life his

    He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit, and I will live to see the light.’

  13. Job 33:30הַֽחַיִּים<the> life

    to bring back his soul from the Pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of life.

  14. Job 36:14וְ֝חַיָּתָ֗םand life their

    They die in their youth, among the male shrine prostitutes.

  15. Job 37:8חַיָּ֣הan animal

    The wild animals enter their lairs; they settle down in their dens.

  16. Job 38:39וְחַיַּ֖תand [the] life of

    Can you hunt the prey for a lioness or satisfy the hunger of young lions

  17. Job 39:15וְחַיַּ֖תand [the] animal of

    She forgets that a foot may crush them, or a wild animal may trample them.

  18. Job 40:20חַיַּ֥ת<the> animal of

    The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby.

  19. Psalms 7:5חַיָּ֑יlife my

    then may my enemy pursue me and overtake me; may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust. Selah

  20. Psalms 16:11חַ֫יִּ֥יםlife

    You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.

  21. Psalms 17:14בַּֽחַיִּים֮[is] in the life

    from such men, O LORD, by Your hand— from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children.

  22. Psalms 18:46חַי־[is] living

    The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may the God of my salvation be exalted—

  23. Psalms 21:4חַיִּ֤יםlife

    He asked You for life, and You granted it— length of days, forever and ever.

  24. Psalms 23:6חַיָּ֑יlife my

    Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

  25. Psalms 26:9חַיָּֽיlife my

    Do not take my soul away with sinners, or my life with men of bloodshed,

  26. Psalms 27:1חַ֝יַּ֗יlife my

    Of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?

  27. Psalms 27:4חַיַּ֑יlife my

    One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple.

  28. Psalms 27:13חַיִּֽיםliving [people]

    Still I am certain to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.

  29. Psalms 30:5חַיִּ֪יםlife

    For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.

  30. Psalms 31:10חַיַּי֮life my

    For my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away.

  31. Psalms 34:12חַיִּ֑יםlife

    Who is the man who delights in life, who desires to see good days?

  32. Psalms 36:9חַיִּ֑יםlife

    For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.

  33. Psalms 38:19חַיִּ֣יםlife

    Many are my enemies without cause, and many hate me without reason.

  34. Psalms 42:2חָ֥יliving

    My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When shall I come and appear in God’s presence?

  35. Psalms 42:8חַיָּֽיlife my

    The LORD decrees His loving devotion by day, and at night His song is with me as a prayer to the God of my life.

  36. Psalms 49:18בְּחַיָּ֣יוin life his

    Though in his lifetime he blesses his soul— and men praise you when you prosper—

  37. Psalms 50:10חַיְתוֹ־living creature of

    for every beast of the forest is Mine— the cattle on a thousand hills.

  38. Psalms 52:5חַיִּ֣יםliving [people]

    Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah

  39. Psalms 55:15חַיִּ֑יםalive

    Let death seize them by surprise; let them go down to Sheol alive, for evil is with them in their homes.

  40. Psalms 56:13הַֽחַיִּֽים<the> life

    For You have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.

  41. Psalms 58:9חַ֥יalive

    Before your pots can feel the burning thorns— whether green or dry— He will sweep them away.

  42. Psalms 63:3מֵֽחַיִּ֗יםmore than life

    Because Your loving devotion is better than life, my lips will glorify You.

  43. Psalms 63:4בְחַיָּ֑יin life my

    So I will bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will lift my hands.

  44. Psalms 64:1חַיָּֽיlife my

    For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Hear, O God, my voice of complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy.

  45. Psalms 66:9בַּֽחַיִּ֑יםin <the> life

    He preserves our lives and keeps our feet from slipping.

  46. Psalms 68:10חַיָּתְךָ֥community your

    Your flock settled therein; O God, from Your bounty You provided for the poor.

  47. Psalms 68:30חַיַּ֪ת[the] animal[s] of

    Rebuke the beast in the reeds, the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations, until it submits, bringing bars of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in war.

  48. Psalms 69:28חַיִּ֑יםlife

    May they be blotted out of the Book of Life and not listed with the righteous.

  49. Psalms 74:19לְ֭חַיַּתto an animal

    Do not deliver the soul of Your dove to beasts; do not forget the lives of Your afflicted forever.

  50. Psalms 74:19חַיַּ֥ת[the] life of

    Do not deliver the soul of Your dove to beasts; do not forget the lives of Your afflicted forever.

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