חַיָּֽ/י
𐤇𐤉/𐤉
chayay
my life
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 9:21 · Word #7
Lexicon H2416
| Lemma | חַי |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤉 |
| Transliteration | chay |
| Strong's | H2416 |
| In-context | my life |
Morphology HNcmpc/Sp1cs
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H2416-18
my lives
| Root | חיה (ḥ-y-h) |
| Core Meanings | to live, have life, remain alive, vitality, sustenance |
| Semantic Range | physical life, lifespan, vitality, livelihood, sustenance, living beings, life-force, lived experience |
| Conceptual Significance | In biblical thought, "life" (חַיִּים) is not merely biological existence but encompasses vitality, divine blessing, covenantal continuity, and one’s whole lived experience before Elohim. The plural form often conveys fullness or intensity of life granted and sustained by YHWH. |
| Morphological Notes | Masculine plural noun in construct form (חַיֵּי) from חַי ("life, living"), with 1cs pronominal suffix; literally "lives of me." Though plural in form, it often functions idiomatically as a singular abstract ("my life"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is a masculine plural construct noun with a 1st person common singular suffix ("the lives of me"). Rendering it as "my lives" preserves the plural form embedded in the Hebrew (חַיֵּי) while reflecting the personal possessive suffix, and maintains the root idea of active, vital living from חיה. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חיה (to live, have life, remain alive, vitality, sustenance)
| 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 |