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חַי

chayaliveHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentAdjective499 occurrences29 books450 verses

Definition

from H2421; alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
Traditional renderings: age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, merry, multitude, (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders חַי:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

499 total
  1. Genesis 27:46חַיִּֽים׃ · life
    Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am weary of my life because of these Hittite women. If Jacob takes a Hittite wife from among them, what good is my life?”
  2. Genesis 37:20חַיָּ֥ה · animal
    “Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a vicious animal has devoured him. Then we shall see what becomes of his dreams!”
  3. Genesis 37:33חַיָּ֥ה · animal
    His father recognized it and said, “It is my son’s robe! A vicious animal has devoured him. Joseph has surely been torn to pieces!”
  4. Genesis 42:15חֵ֤י · lives
    And this is how you will be tested: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.
  5. Genesis 42:16חֵ֣י · lives
    Send one of your number to get your brother; the rest of you will be confined so that the truth of your words may be tested. If they are untrue, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!”
  6. Genesis 43:7חַי֙ · alive
    They replied, “The man questioned us in detail about ourselves and our family: ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ And we answered him accordingly. How could we possibly know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother here’?”
  7. Genesis 43:27חָֽי׃ · alive
    He asked if they were well, and then he asked, “How is your elderly father you told me about? Is he still alive?”
  8. Genesis 43:28חָ֑י · alive
    “Your servant our father is well,” they answered. “He is still alive.” And they bowed down to honor him.
  9. Genesis 45:3חָ֑י · alive
    Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” But they were unable to answer him, because they were terrified in his presence.
  10. Genesis 45:26חַ֔י · alive
    “Joseph is still alive,” they said, “and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt!” But Jacob was stunned, for he did not believe them.
  11. Genesis 45:28חָ֑י · alive
    “Enough!” declared Israel. “My son Joseph is still alive! I will go to see him before I die.”
  12. Genesis 46:30חָֽי׃ · alive
    Then Israel said to Joseph, “Finally I can die, now that I have seen your face and know that you are still alive!”
  13. Genesis 47:8חַיֶּֽיךָ׃ · have you lived
    “How many years have you lived?” Pharaoh asked.
  14. Genesis 47:9חַיַּ֔י; חַיֵּ֣י
    “My travels have lasted 130 years,” Jacob replied. “My years have been few and hard, and they have not matched the years of the travels of my fathers.”
  15. Genesis 47:28חַיָּ֔יו
    And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years, and the length of his life was 147 years.
  16. Exodus 1:14חַיֵּיהֶ֜ם · and made their lives
    …and made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar, and with all kinds of work in the fields. Every service they imposed was harsh.
  17. Exodus 4:18חַיִּ֑ים · alive
    Then Moses went back to his father-in-law Jethro and said to him, “Please let me return to my brothers in Egypt to see if they are still alive.” “Go in peace,” Jethro replied.
  18. Exodus 6:16חַיֵּ֣י · lived
    These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.
  19. Exodus 6:18חַיֵּ֣י · lived
    The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years.
  20. Exodus 6:20חַיֵּ֣י · lived
    And Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.
  21. Exodus 21:35הַחַי֙ · the live
    If a man’s ox injures his neighbor’s ox and it dies, they must sell the live one and divide the proceeds; they also must divide the dead animal.
  22. Exodus 22:4חַיִּ֑ים · alive
    If what was stolen is actually found alive in his possession—whether ox or donkey or sheep—he must pay back double.
  23. Exodus 23:11חַיַּ֣ת · and the wild animals
    …but in the seventh year you must let it rest and lie fallow, so that the poor among your people may eat from the field and the wild animals may consume what they leave. Do the same with your vineyard and olive grove.
  24. Exodus 23:29חַיַּ֥ת · animals
    I will not drive them out before you in a single year; otherwise the land would become desolate and wild animals would multiply against you.
  25. Leviticus 5:2חַיָּ֜ה · wild animal
    Or if a person touches anything unclean—whether the carcass of any unclean wild animal or livestock or crawling creature—even if he is unaware of it, he is unclean and guilty.
  26. Leviticus 11:2הַֽחַיָּה֙ · [these ones]
    “Say to the Israelites, ‘Of all the beasts of the earth, these ones you may eat:
  27. Leviticus 11:10הַחַיָּ֖ה · life
    But the following among all the teeming life and creatures in the water are detestable to you: everything in the seas or streams that does not have fins and scales.
  28. Leviticus 11:27הַֽחַיָּה֙ · animals
    All the four-footed animals that walk on their paws are unclean for you; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,
  29. Leviticus 11:46הַֽחַיָּ֔ה · living
    This is the law regarding animals, birds, all living creatures that move in the water, and all creatures that crawl along the ground.
  30. Leviticus 11:47הַֽחַיָּה֙ · animals; הַֽחַיָּ֔ה · and those
    You must distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between animals that may be eaten and those that may not.’”
  31. Leviticus 13:10חַ֖י · and there is raw
    The priest will examine him, and if there is a white swelling on the skin that has turned the hair white, and there is raw flesh in the swelling,
  32. Leviticus 13:14חַ֖י · raw
    But whenever raw flesh appears on someone, he will be unclean.
  33. Leviticus 13:15הַחַ֖י · the raw; הַחַ֛י · The raw
    When the priest sees the raw flesh, he must pronounce him unclean. The raw flesh is unclean; it is a skin disease.
  34. Leviticus 13:16הַחַ֖י · the raw
    But if the raw flesh changes and turns white, he must go to the priest.
  35. Leviticus 14:4חַיּ֖וֹת · live
    …the priest shall order that two live clean birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop be brought for the one to be cleansed.
  36. Leviticus 14:5חַיִּֽים׃ · fresh
    Then the priest shall command that one of the birds be slaughtered over fresh water in a clay pot.
  37. Leviticus 14:6הַֽחַיָּה֙ · the live; הַֽחַיָּ֗ה; הַֽחַיִּֽים׃ · the fresh
    And he is to take the live bird together with the cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop, and dip them into the blood of the bird that was slaughtered over the fresh water.
  38. Leviticus 14:7הַֽחַיָּ֖ה · the live
    Seven times he shall sprinkle the one to be cleansed of the skin disease. Then he shall pronounce him clean and release the live bird into the open field.
  39. Leviticus 14:50חַיִּֽים׃ · fresh
    …and he shall slaughter one of the birds over fresh water in a clay pot.
  40. Leviticus 14:51הַֽחַיָּה֒ · and the live; הַֽחַיִּ֑ים · and the fresh
    Then he shall take the cedar wood, the hyssop, the scarlet yarn, and the live bird, dip them in the blood of the slaughtered bird and the fresh water, and sprinkle the house seven times.
  41. Leviticus 14:52הַֽחַיִּ֑ים · the fresh; הַחַיָּ֗ה · the live
    And he shall cleanse the house with the bird’s blood, the fresh water, the live bird, the cedar wood, the hyssop, and the scarlet yarn.
  42. Leviticus 14:53הַֽחַיָּ֛ה · the live
    Finally, he is to release the live bird into the open fields outside the city. In this way he will make atonement for the house, and it will be clean.
  43. Leviticus 15:13חַיִּ֖ים · in fresh
    When the man has been cleansed from his discharge, he must count off seven days for his cleansing, wash his clothes, and bathe himself in fresh water, and he shall be clean.