וְ/חַיַּ֥ת
𐤅/𐤇𐤉𐤕
vechayat
and the beasts
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.
Job 5:23 · Word #6
Lexicon H2416
| Lemma | חַי |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤉 |
| Transliteration | chay |
| Strong's | H2416 |
| In-context | and the beasts |
Morphology HC/Ncfsc
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 H2416-55
and the living-creature of
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וְ + noun חַיָּה in feminine singular construct (Ncfsc). The construct form indicates possession or close association with a following noun ("living-creature of …"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun derives from the root חיה, conveying life and living vitality. In the feminine singular construct form (חַיַּת), it means "living-creature of," linking it grammatically to a following noun. The prefixed conjunction וְ adds "and," preserving both the construct relationship and feminine singular form. |
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Words from Root חיה (life, livingness, vitality, animate being)
| 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 |