חַי

𐤇𐤉

chay

I live

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

Numbers 14:28 · Word #3

Lexicon H2416

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

Morphology HAamsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech A — Adjective — Describes a noun
Subtype a — Adjective — Adjective
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H2416-10

living (masculine singular) / he lived

Morphological NotesOccurs as an adjective masculine singular absolute (חַי/חָי) meaning "living, alive," and as a Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular verb (חָי) meaning "he lived." The adjective can function substantivally ("a living one").
Rendering RationaleThe adjective form (masculine singular absolute) is rendered "living," preserving the concrete sense of possessing life or vitality from the root חיה. The verbal form (Qal perfect 3ms) is rendered "he lived," reflecting simple active action in the completed aspect, third masculine singular.

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Words from Root חיה (to live, be alive, vitality, life-force, continued existence)

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
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