Definition
(Aramaic) or חֲיָה; (Aramaic), corresponding to H2421; to live
Traditional renderings: live, keep alive.
Traditional renderings: live, keep alive.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders חֲיָא:
- ζάωzaō“to live”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
6 total
- Daniel 2:4חֱיִ֔י · may you liveThen the astrologers answered the king in Aramaic, “O king, may you live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will give the interpretation.”
- Daniel 3:9חֱיִֽי׃ · may you live…saying to King Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, may you live forever!
- Daniel 5:10חֱיִ֔י · may you liveHearing the outcry of the king and his nobles, the queen entered the banquet hall. “O king, may you live forever!” she said. “Do not let your thoughts terrify you, or your face grow pale.
- Daniel 5:19מַחֵ֔א · and kept aliveBecause of the greatness that He bestowed on him, the people of every nation and language trembled in fear before him. He killed whom he wished and kept alive whom he wished; he exalted whom he wished and humbled whom he wished.
- Daniel 6:6חֱיִֽי׃ · may you liveSo the administrators and satraps went together to the king and said, “O King Darius, may you live forever!
- Daniel 6:21חֱיִֽי׃ · may you liveThen Daniel replied, “O king, may you live forever!