חֲיָא

Strong’s Definition

to live

Etymology & Derivation

(Aramaic) or חֲיָה; (Aramaic), corresponding to H2421 (חָיָה);

KJV Usage

live, keep alive.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to live
• 2.(p'al) to live
• 3.(aphel) to let live, keep alive

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: chăyâʼ; Pronunciation: khah-yaw'