חַיַּ֣ת

𐤇𐤉𐤕

chayat

beast

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

Genesis 1:30 · Word #2

Lexicon H2416

Lemmaחַי
Lemma (Paleo)𐤇𐤉
Transliterationchay
Strong'sH2416
In-contextbeast

Morphology HNcfsc All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H2416-12

living-creature of

Morphological NotesNoun, common feminine singular construct (HNcfsc). Construct state links the noun to a following genitive, forming a bound phrase such as "living-creature of the field." Derived from חַיָּה (living thing, animal), itself from the verb חיה (to live).
Rendering RationaleThe form חַיַּת is a feminine singular noun in construct, derived from the root חיה ("to live"). Rendering it as "living-creature of" preserves the life-based sense of the root and reflects the singular construct form, indicating possession or association with what follows ("of …").

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Words from Root חיה (to live, to have life, to remain alive, vitality, living state)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H2421-01 achayeh I will make alive
H2416-01 bachayim in the living-ones
H2416-02 bachayin in the living-ones

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