Word study · Hebrew
חָיַי
cha.yayH2425to live
Used 1 time in the tagged text.
What it means
- to live, have life, remain alive, sustain life, live prosperously, live for ever, be qu…
Full dictionary entry (technical)
- 1) to live, have life, remain alive, sustain life, live prosperously, live for ever, be quickened, be alive, be restored to life or health
- 1a) (Qal)
- 1a1) to live
- 1a1a) to have life
- 1a1b) to continue in life, remain alive
- 1a1c) to sustain life, to live on or upon
- 1a1d) to live (prosperously)
- 1a2) to revive, be quickened
- 1a2a) from sickness
- 1a2b) from discouragement
- 1a2c) from faintness
- 1a2d) from death
- 1b) (Piel)
- 1b1) to preserve alive, let live
- 1b2) to give life
- 1b3) to quicken, revive, refresh
- 1b3a) to restore to life
- 1b3b) to cause to grow
- 1b3c) to restore
- 1b3d) to revive
- 1c) (Hiph)
- 1c1) to preserve alive, let live
- 1c2) to quicken, revive
- 1c2a) to restore (to health)
- 1c2b) to revive
- 1c2c) to restore to life
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
- 1 Samuel1
Every use · BSB
For as long as the son of Jesse lives on this earth, neither you nor your kingship shall be established. Now send for him and bring him to me, for he must surely die!”
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