H2416Hebrewḥayyiym

חַי

[phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.

496
Total Occurrences
29
Books
496
Old Testament
0
New Testament

Detailed Definition

  • 1(adj) living, alive
  • 2green (of vegetation)
  • 3life
  • 4animal
  • 5life
  • 6sustenance, maintenance
  • 7flowing, fresh (of water)
  • 8lively, active (of man)
  • 9(n m) relatives
  • 10appetite
  • 11revival, renewal
  • 12life (abstract emphatic)
  • 13reviving (of the springtime)
  • 14(n f) living thing, animal
  • 15community

Etymology & Derivation

from H2421 (חָיָה);

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: chay; Pronunciation: khah'-ee