חָיָה

Strong’s Definition

to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root (compare H2331 (חָוָה), H2421 (חָיָה));

KJV Usage

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.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.to live, have life, remain alive, sustain life, live prosperously, live for ever, be quickened, be alive, be restored to life or health
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(piel)
• 4.(hiphil)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: châyâh; Pronunciation: khaw-yaw'