בְּ/חֵ֣י
𐤁/𐤇𐤉
bechey
by the life of
from חָיָה; 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; [phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
H2416
Daniel 12:7 · Word #16
Lexicon H2416
| Lemma | חַי |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤉 |
| Transliteration | chay |
| Strong's | H2416 |
| In-context | by the life of |
Morphology HR/Ncbsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | b — Both — Both (masculine and feminine) |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H2416-09
by the life of
| Root | חי/חיה (ḥ-y-h) |
| Core Meanings | life, livingness, vitality, aliveness, animation |
| Semantic Range | life, living being, vitality, livelihood, freshness, living reality; in oath formulas, an appeal to the life of a person (often YHWH) |
| Conceptual Significance | In biblical usage, "by the life of" functions as a solemn oath formula, grounding one’s words in the living reality and enduring vitality of the one invoked—frequently YHWH, the Living Elohim, whose life is the ultimate guarantee of truth and faithfulness. |
| Morphological Notes | Preposition בְּ ("by") + masculine singular construct noun חֵי from חַי (H2416). The construct form links the noun to a following genitive ("of …"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun חֵי is the masculine singular construct form of חַי ("living, life"), here with the prefixed preposition בְּ ("by/in"). The rendering "by the life of" preserves the singular construct relationship and reflects the root sense of living vitality from חיה. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Word Usage (503 occurrences of H2416)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 1:20 | חַיָּ֑ה | chayah | living |
| Genesis 1:21 | הַֽ/חַיָּ֣ה | hachayah | living |
| Genesis 1:24 | חַיָּה֙ | chayah | living |