Strong’s H2421
חָיָה — châyâh
חָיָה (châyâh, Strong’s H2421) means: to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive.
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
- H2421
- /khaw-yaw'/
- 265× in the Bible
- Transliteration
- châyâh
- Pronunciation
- khaw-yaw'
- Occurrences
- 265
Meaning
- Hebrew
- חָיָה
- Definition
- to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
- Derivation
- a primitive root (compare H2331 (חָוָה), H2421 (חָיָה));
- King James Version renders it as
- keep (leave, make) alive, [idiom] certainly, give (promise) life, (let, suffer to) live, nourish up, preserve (alive), quicken, recover, repair, restore (to life), revive, ([idiom] God) save (alive, life, lives), [idiom] surely, be whole.
Derived from
- חָוָה châvâhH2331 · to live · 6×
Words derived from châyâh
- חָוָה châvâhH2331 · to live · 6×
- חַי chayH2416 · alive · 503×
- חֲיָא chăyâʼH2418 · to live · 6×
- חָיֶה châyehH2422 · vigorous · 1×
- חַיּוּת chayûwthH2424 · life · 1×
- חָיַי châyayH2425 · to live · 20×
- יוֹחָא YôwchâʼH3109 · Jocha · 2×
- יְחִיאֵל YᵉchîyʼêlH3171 · Jechiel · 15×
- יְחִיָּה YᵉchîyâhH3174 · Jechijah · 1×
- מִחְיָה michyâhH4241 · preservation of life · 8×
Where it appears
The first verses that use châyâh (265 times in all).
Sources
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