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חָיָה

cha.yahto liveHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb282 occurrences27 books257 verses

Definition

a primitive root (compare H2331, H2421); to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
Traditional renderings: keep (leave, make) alive, × certainly, give (promise) life, (let, suffer to) live, nourish up, preserve (alive), quicken, recover, repair, restore (to life), revive, (× God) save (alive, life, lives), × surely, be whole.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders חָיָה:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

282 total
  1. Genesis 3:22וָחַ֥י · and live
    Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil. And now, lest he reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever...”
  2. Genesis 5:3וַֽיְחִ֣י · was
    When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son in his own likeness, after his own image; and he named him Seth.
  3. Genesis 5:5חַ֔י
    So Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.
  4. Genesis 5:6וַֽיְחִי־ · was
    When Seth was 105 years old, he became the father of Enosh.
  5. Genesis 5:7וַֽיְחִי־ · lived
    And after he had become the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters.
  6. Genesis 5:9וַֽיְחִ֥י · was
    When Enosh was 90 years old, he became the father of Kenan.
  7. Genesis 5:10וַֽיְחִ֣י · lived
    And after he had become the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.
  8. Genesis 5:12וַֽיְחִ֥י · was
    When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel.
  9. Genesis 5:13וַיְחִ֣י · lived
    And after he had become the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.
  10. Genesis 5:15וַֽיְחִ֣י · was
    When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he became the father of Jared.
  11. Genesis 5:16וַֽיְחִ֣י · lived
    And after he had become the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters.
  12. Genesis 5:18וַֽיְחִי־ · was
    When Jared was 162 years old, he became the father of Enoch.
  13. Genesis 5:19וַֽיְחִי־ · lived
    And after he had become the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
  14. Genesis 5:21וַֽיְחִ֣י · was
    When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah.
  15. Genesis 5:25וַיְחִ֣י · was
    When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech.
  16. Genesis 5:26וַֽיְחִ֣י · lived
    And after he had become the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.
  17. Genesis 5:28וַֽיְחִי־ · was
    When Lamech was 182 years old, he had a son.
  18. Genesis 5:30וַֽיְחִי־ · lived
    And after he had become the father of Noah, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.
  19. Genesis 6:19לְהַחֲיֹ֣ת · to keep [them] alive
    And you are to bring two of every living creature into the ark—male and female—to keep them alive with you.
  20. Genesis 6:20לְהַֽחֲיֽוֹת׃ · to be kept alive
    Two of every kind of bird and animal and crawling creature will come to you to be kept alive.
  21. Genesis 7:3לְחַיּ֥וֹת · to preserve
    …and seven pairs of every kind of bird of the air, male and female, to preserve their offspring on the face of all the earth.
  22. Genesis 9:28וַֽיְחִי־ · lived
    After the flood, Noah lived 350 years.
  23. Genesis 11:11וַֽיְחִי־ · lived
    And after he had become the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters.
  24. Genesis 11:12חַ֔י · was
    When Arphaxad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah.
  25. Genesis 11:13וַֽיְחִ֣י · lived
    And after he had become the father of Shelah, Arphaxad lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
  26. Genesis 11:14חַ֖י · was
    When Shelah was 30 years old, he became the father of Eber.
  27. Genesis 11:15וַֽיְחִי־ · lived
    And after he had become the father of Eber, Shelah lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
  28. Genesis 11:16וַֽיְחִי־ · was
    When Eber was 34 years old, he became the father of Peleg.
  29. Genesis 11:17וַֽיְחִי־ · lived
    And after he had become the father of Peleg, Eber lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters.
  30. Genesis 11:18וַֽיְחִי־ · was
    When Peleg was 30 years old, he became the father of Reu.
  31. Genesis 11:19וַֽיְחִי־ · lived
    And after he had become the father of Reu, Peleg lived 209 years and had other sons and daughters.
  32. Genesis 11:20וַיְחִ֣י · was
    When Reu was 32 years old, he became the father of Serug.
  33. Genesis 11:21וַיְחִ֣י · lived
    And after he had become the father of Serug, Reu lived 207 years and had other sons and daughters.
  34. Genesis 11:22וַיְחִ֥י · was
    When Serug was 30 years old, he became the father of Nahor.
  35. Genesis 11:23וַיְחִ֣י · lived
    And after he had become the father of Nahor, Serug lived 200 years and had other sons and daughters.
  36. Genesis 11:24וַיְחִ֣י · was
    When Nahor was 29 years old, he became the father of Terah.
  37. Genesis 11:25וַיְחִ֣י · lived
    And after he had become the father of Terah, Nahor lived 119 years and had other sons and daughters.
  38. Genesis 11:26וַֽיְחִי־ · was
    When Terah was 70 years old, he became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
  39. Genesis 12:12יְחַיּֽוּ׃ · will let you live
    …and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me but will let you live.
  40. Genesis 12:13וְחָיְתָ֥ה · will be spared
    Please say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake, and on account of you my life will be spared.”
  41. Genesis 17:18יִחְיֶ֥ה · might live
    And Abraham said to God, “O that Ishmael might live under Your blessing!”
  42. Genesis 19:19לְהַחֲי֖וֹת · by sparing
    Your servant has indeed found favor in your sight, and you have shown me great kindness by sparing my life. But I cannot run to the mountains; the disaster will overtake me, and I will die.
  43. Genesis 19:20וּתְחִ֥י · will be saved
    Look, there is a town nearby where I can flee, and it is a small place. Please let me flee there—is it not a small place? Then my life will be saved.”
  44. Genesis 19:32וּנְחַיֶּ֥ה · and preserve
    Come, let us get our father drunk with wine so we can sleep with him and preserve his line.”
  45. Genesis 19:34וּנְחַיֶּ֥ה · and we can preserve
    The next day the older daughter said to the younger, “Look, I slept with my father last night. Let us get him drunk with wine again tonight so you can go in and sleep with him and we can preserve our father’s line.”
  46. Genesis 20:7וֶֽחְיֵ֑ה · and you will live
    Now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet; he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not restore her, be aware that you will surely die—you and all who belong to you.”
  47. Genesis 25:7חָ֑י
    Abraham lived a total of 175 years.
  48. Genesis 27:40תִֽחְיֶ֔ה · You shall live
    You shall live by the sword and serve your brother. But when you rebel, you will tear his yoke from your neck.”
  49. Genesis 31:32יִֽחְיֶה֒ · live
    If you find your gods with anyone here, he shall not live! In the presence of our relatives, see for yourself if anything is yours, and take it back.” For Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen the idols.
  50. Genesis 42:2וְנִחְיֶ֖ה · so that we may live
    “Look,” he added, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.”