Chayah

khaw-yaw'
Parts of Speech Verb

Chayah Definition

  1. 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
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
hyx
Origin
a primitive root [compare (02331), (02421)]
Strong's Number
02421
TDNT Entry
TWOT - 644

KJV Word Usage

live
153
alive
34
save
13
quicken
14
revive
12
surely
10
life
9
recover
8
miscellaneous
9
Total
262

KJV Verse Count

54
5
6
13
8
3
4
4
8
17
1
2
5
1
6
31
4
4
9
8
1
31
2
3
2
3
Total
235
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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.

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