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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. Psalm 74:19חַיַּ֥ת · the lives
    Do not deliver the soul of Your dove to beasts; do not forget the lives of Your afflicted forever.
  2. Psalm 78:50וְ֝חַיָּתָ֗ם · their lives
    He cleared a path for His anger; He did not spare them from death but delivered their lives to the plague.
  3. Psalm 79:2לְחַיְתוֹ־ · to the beasts
    They have given the corpses of Your servants as food to the birds of the air, the flesh of Your saints to the beasts of the earth.
  4. Psalm 84:2חָֽי׃ · the living
    My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
  5. Psalm 88:3וְחַיַּ֗י · and my life
    For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.
  6. Psalm 103:4חַיָּ֑יְכִי · your life
    …who redeems your life from the Pit and crowns you with loving devotion and compassion,
  7. Psalm 104:11חַיְת֣וֹ · beast
    They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
  8. Psalm 104:20חַיְתוֹ־ · the beasts
    You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the beasts of the forest prowl.
  9. Psalm 104:25חַיּ֥וֹת · living things
    Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small.
  10. Psalm 104:33בְּחַיָּ֑י · all my life
    I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
  11. Psalm 116:9הַֽחַיִּֽים׃ · of the living
    I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.
  12. Psalm 124:3חַיִּ֣ים · alive
    …when their anger flared against us, then they would have swallowed us alive,
  13. Psalm 128:5חַיֶּֽיךָ׃ · of your life
    May the LORD bless you from Zion, that you may see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life,
  14. Psalm 133:3חַ֝יִּ֗ים · of life
    It is like the dew of Hermon falling on the mountains of Zion. For there the LORD has bestowed the blessing of life forevermore.
  15. Psalm 142:5הַֽחַיִּים׃ · of the living
    I cry to You, O LORD: “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
  16. Psalm 143:2חָֽי׃ · alive
    Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.
  17. Psalm 143:3חַיָּתִ֑י · my life
    For the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead.
  18. Psalm 145:16חַ֣י · living thing
    You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
  19. Psalm 146:2בְּחַיָּ֑י · all my life
    I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
  20. Psalm 148:10הַֽחַיָּ֥ה · wild animals
    …wild animals and all cattle, crawling creatures and flying birds,
  21. Proverbs 1:12חַיִּ֑ים · alive
    …let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those descending into the Pit.
  22. Proverbs 2:19חַיִּֽים׃ · of life
    None who go to her return or negotiate the paths of life.
  23. Proverbs 3:2חַיִּ֑ים · to your life
    …for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life.
  24. Proverbs 3:18חַיִּ֣ים · of life
    She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.
  25. Proverbs 3:22חַיִּ֣ים · life
    They will be life to your soul and adornment to your neck.
  26. Proverbs 4:10חַיִּֽים׃ · of your life
    Listen, my son, and receive my words, and the years of your life will be many.
  27. Proverbs 4:13חַיֶּֽיךָ׃ · is your life
    Hold on to instruction; do not let go. Guard it, for it is your life.
  28. Proverbs 4:22חַיִּ֣ים · are life
    For they are life to those who find them, and health to the whole body.
  29. Proverbs 4:23חַיִּֽים׃ · springs of life
    Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.
  30. Proverbs 5:6חַ֭יִּים · of life
    She does not consider the path of life; she does not know that her ways are unstable.
  31. Proverbs 6:23חַ֝יִּ֗ים · to life
    For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life,
  32. Proverbs 8:35חַיִּ֑ים · life
    For whoever finds me finds life and obtains the favor of the LORD.
  33. Proverbs 9:11חַיִּֽים׃ · to your life
    For through wisdom your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
  34. Proverbs 10:11חַ֭יִּים · of life
    The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
  35. Proverbs 10:16לְחַיִּ֑ים · leads to life
    The labor of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked brings punishment.
  36. Proverbs 10:17לְ֭חַיִּים · to life
    Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who ignores reproof goes astray.
  37. Proverbs 11:19לְחַיִּ֑ים · leads to life
    Genuine righteousness leads to life, but the pursuit of evil brings death.
  38. Proverbs 11:30חַיִּ֑ים · of life
    The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.
  39. Proverbs 12:28חַיִּ֑ים · There is life
    There is life in the path of righteousness, but another path leads to death.
  40. Proverbs 13:12חַ֝יִּ֗ים · of life
    Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
  41. Proverbs 13:14חַיִּ֑ים · of life
    The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death.
  42. Proverbs 14:27חַיִּ֑ים · of life
    The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death.
  43. Proverbs 14:30חַיֵּ֣י · is life
    A tranquil heart is life to the body, but envy rots the bones.
  44. Proverbs 15:4חַיִּ֑ים · of life
    A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
  45. Proverbs 15:24חַ֭יִּים · of life
    The path of life leads upward for the wise, that he may avoid going down to Sheol.
  46. Proverbs 15:31חַיִּ֑ים · life-giving
    He who listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise.
  47. Proverbs 16:15חַיִּ֑ים · there is life
    When a king’s face brightens, there is life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.
  48. Proverbs 16:22חַ֭יִּים · of life
    Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly.
  49. Proverbs 18:21וְ֭חַיִּים · Life
    Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
  50. Proverbs 19:23לְחַיִּ֑ים · leads to life
    The fear of the LORD leads to life, that one may rest content, without visitation from harm.