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 · 301–350 of 498 · BSB
He cleared a path for His anger; He did not spare them from death but delivered their lives to the plague.
They have given the corpses of Your servants as food to the birds of the air, the flesh of Your saints to the beasts of the earth.
My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.
who redeems your life from the Pit and crowns you with loving devotion and compassion,
They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the beasts of the forest prowl.
Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small.
I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.
when their anger flared against us, then they would have swallowed us alive,
May the LORD bless you from Zion, that you may see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life,
It is like the dew of Hermon falling on the mountains of Zion. For there the LORD has bestowed the blessing of life forevermore.
I cry to You, O LORD: “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.
For the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead.
You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
wild animals and all cattle, crawling creatures and flying birds,
let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those descending into the Pit.
None who go to her return or negotiate the paths of life.
for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life.
She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.
They will be life to your soul and adornment to your neck.
Listen, my son, and receive my words, and the years of your life will be many.
Hold on to instruction; do not let go. Guard it, for it is your life.
For they are life to those who find them, and health to the whole body.
Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.
She does not consider the path of life; she does not know that her ways are unstable.
For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life,
For whoever finds me finds life and obtains the favor of the LORD.
For through wisdom your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
The labor of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked brings punishment.
Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who ignores reproof goes astray.
Genuine righteousness leads to life, but the pursuit of evil brings death.
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.
There is life in the path of righteousness, but another path leads to death.
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death.
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death.
A tranquil heart is life to the body, but envy rots the bones.
A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
The path of life leads upward for the wise, that he may avoid going down to Sheol.
He who listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise.
When a king’s face brightens, there is life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.
Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly.
Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
The fear of the LORD leads to life, that one may rest content, without visitation from harm.
He who pursues righteousness and loving devotion finds life, righteousness, and honor.
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