The meaning of “חָיַי”
Understanding châyay reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
live, save life. - to live - causatively to revive 1) to live, have life, remain alive, sustain life, live prosperously,...
חָיַי
live, save life. - to live - causatively to revive 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
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 11:12 | “And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:” Word: חָיַי (châyay) | |
| Exodus 33:20 | “And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.” Word: חָיַי (châyay) | |
| Leviticus 18:5 | “Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the Lord.” Word: חָיַי (châyay) | |
| Numbers 21:9 | “And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.” Word: חָיַי (châyay) | |
| Deuteronomy 19:4 | “And this is the case of the slayer, which shall flee thither, that he may live: Whoso killeth his neighbour ignorantly, whom he hated not in time past;” Word: חָיַי (châyay) |