Chayah

The KJV Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon

Strong's Number: 02421

Original Word	Word Origin
hyx	a primitive root [compare (02331), (02421)]
Transliterated Word	TDNT Entry
Chayah	TWOT - 644
Phonetic Spelling	Parts of Speech
khaw-yaw'	Verb

Definition

to live, have life, remain alive, sustain life, live prosperously, live for ever, be quickened, be alive, be restored to life or health
1. (Qal)
  1. to live 1a
2. to have life 1a
3. to continue in life, remain alive 1a
4. to sustain life, to live on or upon 1a
5. to live (prosperously)
  1. to revive, be quickened 1a
6. from sickness 1a
7. from discouragement 1a
8. from faintness 1a
9. from death
10. (Piel)
  1. to preserve alive, let live
  2. to give life
  3. to quicken, revive, refresh 1b
11. to restore to life 1b
12. to cause to grow 1b
13. to restore 1b
14. to revive
15. (Hiphil)
  1. to preserve alive, let live
  2. to quicken, revive 1c
16. to restore (to health) 1c
17. to revive 1c
18. to restore to life

King James Word Usage - Total: 262

live 153, alive 34, save 13, quicken 14, revive 12, surely 10, life 9, recover 8, miscellaneous 9

KJV Verse Count
Genesis	54
Exodus	5
Numbers	6
Deuteronomy	13
Joshua	8
Judges	3
1 Samuel	4
2 Samuel	4
1 Kings	8
2 Kings	17
1 Chronicles	1
2 Chronicles	2
Nehemiah	5
Esther	1
Job	6
Psalms	31
Proverbs	4
Ecclesiastes	4
Isaiah	9
Jeremiah	8
Lamentations	1
Ezekiel	31
Hosea	2
Amos	3
Habakkuk	2
Zechariah	3

Total	235

The Hebrew lexicon is Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Lexicon; this is keyed to the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament." These files are considered public domain.

Bibliography Information

Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Hebrew Lexicon entry for Chayah". "The KJV Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". .

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