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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. Job 10:1בְּחַ֫יָּ֥י · life
    “I loathe my own life; I will express my complaint and speak in the bitterness of my soul.
  2. Job 10:12חַיִּ֣ים · life
    You have granted me life and loving devotion, and Your care has preserved my spirit.
  3. Job 12:10חָ֑י · living thing
    The life of every living thing is in His hand, as well as the breath of all mankind.
  4. Job 19:25חָ֑י · lives
    But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth.
  5. Job 24:22בַּֽחַיִּֽין׃ · of life
    Yet by His power, God drags away the mighty; though rising up, they have no assurance of life.
  6. Job 27:2חַי־ · lives
    “As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice—the Almighty, who has embittered my soul—
  7. Job 28:13הַֽחַיִּֽים׃ · of the living
    No man can know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living.
  8. Job 28:21חָ֑י · living thing
    It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing and concealed from the birds of the air.
  9. Job 30:23חָֽי׃ · the living
    Yes, I know that You will bring me down to death, to the place appointed for all the living.
  10. Job 33:18וְ֝חַיָּת֗וֹ · and his life
    …to preserve his soul from the Pit and his life from perishing by the sword.
  11. Job 33:20חַיָּת֣וֹ · so that he
    …so that he detests his bread, and his soul loathes his favorite food.
  12. Job 33:22וְ֝חַיָּת֗וֹ · and his life
    He draws near to the Pit, and his life to the messengers of death.
  13. Job 33:28וְחַיָּתִי · and I will live
    He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit, and I will live to see the light.’
  14. Job 33:30הַֽחַיִּים׃ · of life
    …to bring back his soul from the Pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of life.
  15. Job 36:14וְ֝חַיָּתָ֗ם
    They die in their youth, among the male shrine prostitutes.
  16. Job 37:8חַיָּ֣ה · The wild animals
    The wild animals enter their lairs; they settle down in their dens.
  17. Job 38:39וְחַיַּ֖ת · the hunger
    Can you hunt the prey for a lioness or satisfy the hunger of young lions
  18. Job 39:15וְחַיַּ֖ת · animal
    She forgets that a foot may crush them, or a wild animal may trample them.
  19. Job 40:20חַיַּ֥ת · the beasts
    The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby.
  20. Psalm 7:5חַיָּ֑י · me
    …then may my enemy pursue me and overtake me; may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust. Selah
  21. Psalm 16:11חַ֫יִּ֥ים · of life
    You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
  22. Psalm 17:14בַּֽחַיִּים֮ · is in this life
    …from such men, O LORD, by Your hand—from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children.
  23. Psalm 18:46חַי־ · lives
    The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may the God of my salvation be exalted—
  24. Psalm 21:4חַיִּ֤ים׀ · life
    He asked You for life, and You granted it—length of days, forever and ever.
  25. Psalm 23:6חַיָּ֑י · of my life
    Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
  26. Psalm 26:9חַיָּֽי׃ · or my life
    Do not take my soul away with sinners, or my life with men of bloodshed,
  27. Psalm 27:1חַ֝יַּ֗י · of my life
    Of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life—whom shall I dread?
  28. Psalm 27:4חַיַּ֑י · of my life
    One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple.
  29. Psalm 27:13חַיִּֽים׃ · of the living
    Still I am certain to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
  30. Psalm 30:5חַיִּ֪ים · lasts a lifetime
    For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.
  31. Psalm 31:10חַיַּי֮ · my life
    For my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away.
  32. Psalm 34:12חַיִּ֑ים · life
    Who is the man who delights in life, who desires to see good days?
  33. Psalm 36:9חַיִּ֑ים · of life
    For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.
  34. Psalm 38:19חַיִּ֣ים · without cause
    Many are my enemies without cause, and many hate me without reason.
  35. Psalm 42:2חָ֥י · the living
    My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When shall I come and appear in God’s presence?
  36. Psalm 42:8חַיָּֽי׃ · of my life
    The LORD decrees His loving devotion by day, and at night His song is with me as a prayer to the God of my life.
  37. Psalm 49:18בְּחַיָּ֣יו · in his lifetime
    Though in his lifetime he blesses his soul—and men praise you when you prosper—
  38. Psalm 50:10חַיְתוֹ־ · beast
    …for every beast of the forest is Mine—the cattle on a thousand hills.
  39. Psalm 52:5חַיִּ֣ים · of the living
    Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
  40. Psalm 55:15חַיִּ֑ים · alive
    Let death seize them by surprise; let them go down to Sheol alive, for evil is with them in their homes.
  41. Psalm 56:13הַֽחַיִּֽים׃ · of life
    For You have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.
  42. Psalm 58:9חַ֥י · whether green
    Before your pots can feel the burning thorns—whether green or dry—He will sweep them away.
  43. Psalm 63:3מֵֽחַיִּ֗ים · than life
    Because Your loving devotion is better than life, my lips will glorify You.
  44. Psalm 63:4בְחַיָּ֑י · as long as I live
    So I will bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will lift my hands.
  45. Psalm 64:1חַיָּֽי׃ · my life
    For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Hear, O God, my voice of complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy.
  46. Psalm 66:9בַּֽחַיִּ֑ים · lives
    He preserves our lives and keeps our feet from slipping.
  47. Psalm 68:10חַיָּתְךָ֥ · Your flock
    Your flock settled therein; O God, from Your bounty You provided for the poor.
  48. Psalm 68:30חַיַּ֪ת · the beast
    Rebuke the beast in the reeds, the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations, until it submits, bringing bars of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in war.
  49. Psalm 69:28חַיִּ֑ים · of Life
    May they be blotted out of the Book of Life and not listed with the righteous.
  50. Psalm 74:19לְ֭חַיַּת · to beasts
    Do not deliver the soul of Your dove to beasts; do not forget the lives of Your afflicted forever.