חָיָה
Strong's H2421
châyâh
/khaw-yaw'/
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H2421
- Hebrew
- חָיָה
- Transliteration
- châyâh
- Pronunciation
- /khaw-yaw'/
- KJV Translations
- 18 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full Definition
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
Derivation
a primitive root (compare H2331 (חָוָה), H2421 (חָיָה));H2331 (châvâh)H2421 (châyâh)
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
keep (leavemake) alivecertainlygive (promise) life(letsuffer to) livenourish uppreserve (alive)quickenrecoverrepairrestore (to life)revive(God) save (alivelifelives)surelybe whole
Related Hebrew Words
Words sharing the same root or referenced in the derivation of châyâh:
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