חַיִּ֑ים
𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌
chayim
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.
H2416
Proverbs 12:28 · Word #3
Lexicon H2416
| Lemma | חַי |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤉 |
| Transliteration | chay |
| Strong's | H2416 |
| In-context | life |
Morphology HNcmpa
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 | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H2416-29
lives
| Root | חיה (ḥ-y-h) |
| Core Meanings | to live, to be alive, to revive, to sustain life |
| Semantic Range | life, lives, lifetime, living state, living beings, livelihood, vitality, sustenance |
| Conceptual Significance | חַיִּים expresses the state and gift of being alive, often viewed in Scripture as granted and sustained by God. It encompasses not only biological existence but covenantal blessing, flourishing, and enduring vitality in relationship with YHWH. |
| Morphological Notes | Noun, common masculine plural absolute (HNcmpa; occasionally adjectival masculine plural absolute in form). Though plural in form, it often functions as an abstract noun meaning “life.” |
| Rendering Rationale | The form חַיִּים is a masculine plural absolute noun derived from the root חיה (“to live”). Rendering it as “lives” preserves both the plural morphology and the core idea of living vitality inherent in the root, even when used abstractly for “life.” |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חיה (to live, to be alive, to revive, to sustain life)
| 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 |
H2416-03 |
bechayat | with the living-creature of |
H2416-04 |
bechayay | in my lives |
H2416-05 |
bechayayv | in his lives |
H2416-06 |
bechayeyha | in the lives of her |
H2416-07 |
bechayeyhem | in their lives |
H2416-08 |
bechayeykha | in your life-span |
H2416-10 |
chay | living (masculine singular) / he lived |
H2417-01 |
chaya | the living one |
H2416-11 |
chayah | a living creature |
H2416-12 |
chayat | living-creature of |
H2416-13 |
chayatam | their living-creature |
H2416-14 |
chayatekha | your life-force |
H2416-15 |
chayati | my life-force |
H2416-16 |
chayato | his living-being |
H2416-17 |
chayav | his lives |
H2416-18 |
chayay | my lives |
H2416-19 |
chayayekhi | your lives |
H2416-20 |
chayayv | his lives |
H2416-21 |
chayekha | your lives |
H2421-02 |
chayeni | Cause me to live |
H2416-22 |
chayeto | its living-creature |
H2416-23 |
chayey | lives of |
H2416-24 |
chayeyh | the lives of her |
H2416-25 |
chayeyhem | their lives |
H2421-03 |
chayeyhu | cause him to live |
H2416-26 |
chayeykha | your lives |
H2416-27 |
chayeykhem | your lives |
H2416-28 |
chayeynu | our lives |
H2421-04 |
chayi | Live on, you woman! |
H2421-05 |
chayo | they lived |
H2421-06 |
chayoh | to live |
H2416-30 |
chayot | living creatures |
H2421-07 |
chayotam | they caused them to live |
H2421-08 |
chayu | they lived |
H2416-31 |
chey | a living one |
H2418-01 |
cheyi | Be alive! |
H2423-01 |
cheyvah | a living creature |
H2423-02 |
cheyvat | living-creature of |
H2423-03 |
cheyvata | the living-beast (feminine singular, determined) / the living-beasts (feminine plural, determined) |
H2423-04 |
cheyveta | the living-creature |
H2421-09 |
chiu | they caused to live |
H2421-10 |
chiyah | he has revived (made alive) |
H2421-11 |
chiyateni | she has caused me to live |
H2421-12 |
chiyitani | you have made me live |
H2416-32 |
chy | living (one) |
H2416-33 |
chyv | his lives |
H2421-13 |
echeyeh | I shall live |
H2416-34 |
hachay | the living one |
H2416-35 |
hachayah | the living being |
H2416-36 |
hachayim | the living ones |
H2421-14 |
hachayitem | you men caused to live |
H2416-37 |
hachayot | the living creatures |
H2421-15 |
hachayu | you (men), cause to live! |
H2421-16 |
hachiyitem | you men caused to live |
H2421-17 |
haecheyeh | Shall I live? |
H2421-18 |
haticheyeynah | Shall they live? |
H2421-19 |
hayechayu | Will they restore to life? |
H2421-20 |
hayicheyeh | Will he live? |
H2416-38 |
hechay | the living one |
H2421-21 |
hecheyah | he caused to live |
H2421-22 |
hecheyeyti | I caused to live |
H2421-23 |
hecheyitanu | You have caused us to live |
H883-01 |
lachay | Lachai (of the Living One) |
H2416-39 |
lachayah | for the living creature |
H2416-40 |
lachayim | to the lives |
H2416-41 |
lechay | to a living one |
H2416-42 |
lechayat | to the living-creature of |
H2416-43 |
lechayeto | to his living-creature |
H2416-44 |
lechayey | for the lives of |
H2416-45 |
lechayim | to lives |
H2421-24 |
lechayot | to make live |
H2421-25 |
lechayotam | to cause them to live |
H2421-26 |
lechayotenu | to cause us to live |
H2421-27 |
lechayoto | to keep him alive |
H2421-28 |
lehachayot | to cause to live |
H2421-29 |
lehachayoto | to cause him to live |
H2421-30 |
licheyot | to live |
H2416-46 |
mechayay | from my lives |
H2421-31 |
mechayeh | the one causing-to-live |
H2416-47 |
mechayim | from lives |
H4241-01 |
micheyah | life-preservation |
H2421-32 |
nicheyeh | we shall live |
H2421-33 |
tchyynv | you will make us live |
H2421-34 |
techayeh | you (masculine singular) will make-live / she will make-live |
H2421-35 |
techayeni | you will revive me |
H2421-36 |
techayenu | you will revive us to life |
H2421-37 |
techayeynah | you (feminine plural) will keep-alive |
H2421-38 |
techayeyni | you will make me live |
H2421-39 |
techayun | you (masculine plural) shall keep alive |
H2421-40 |
techi | may she live |
H2421-41 |
ticheyeh | you (masculine singular) shall live |
H2421-42 |
ticheyeynah | they (feminine) shall live |
H2421-43 |
ticheyi | you (feminine) shall live |
H2421-44 |
ticheyu | you men shall live |
H2421-45 |
ticheyun | you men shall live |
H2416-48 |
ulechayat | and to the living-creature of |
H2421-46 |
ulechayot | and to preserve alive |
H2421-47 |
ulechayotam | and to cause them to live |
H2421-48 |
ulehachayot | and to cause to live |
H2416-49 |
umechayat | and from the living-thing of |
H2421-49 |
umechayeh | and causing to live |
H2421-50 |
unechayeh | and we will cause to live |
H2421-51 |
utechi | and she shall live |
H2416-50 |
uvachayah | and in the living-creature |
H2421-52 |
vaachayeh | and I cause to live |
H2425-01 |
vachay | and he lived |
H2421-53 |
vatechayeyna | and they (feminine) caused to live |
H2421-54 |
vatechi | and she lived |
H2421-55 |
vayechayeha | and he made her live |
H2421-56 |
vayechi | and he lived |
H2421-57 |
vayicheyu | and they lived |
H2416-51 |
vchyty | and my living-life |
H2416-52 |
vchyv | in his living |
H2416-53 |
vechay | and he lived |
H2421-58 |
vechayah | and he lived |
H2416-54 |
vechayat | and the living-creature of |
H2416-55 |
vechayatam | and their living-being |
H2416-56 |
vechayato | and his living-creature |
H2416-57 |
vechayay | my lives |
H2416-58 |
vechayayv | in his living-state |
H2421-59 |
vechayetah | and she lived |
H2416-59 |
vechayeto | and his living-creature |
H2416-60 |
vechayim | and lives |
H2421-60 |
vechayita | and you shall live |
H2421-61 |
vechayitah | and you shall live |
H2421-62 |
vechayu | and they lived |
H2416-61 |
vechey | and living (one) |
H2421-63 |
vecheyeh | and live (you, masculine singular)! |
H2421-64 |
veecheyeh | and I shall live |
H2416-62 |
vehachay | and the living one |
H2421-65 |
vehachayeh | and cause to live! |
H2421-66 |
vehachayeni | and cause me to live |
H2421-67 |
vehachayitem | and you men caused-to-live |
H2416-63 |
vehachayot | and the living ones |
H2416-64 |
velachayah | and for the living-creature |
H2421-68 |
venicheyeh | and we shall live |
H2421-69 |
veyechi | and he may live |
H2421-70 |
veyicheyu | and they shall live |
H2421-71 |
vichayehu | and he will make him live |
H2421-72 |
vicheyitem | and you men shall live |
H2421-73 |
vicheyu | and live on, you (masculine plural) |
H2421-74 |
vichi | and he lives |
H2421-75 |
ychyh | he will live |
H2421-76 |
yechayeh | he makes live |
H2421-77 |
yechayenu | he will make us live |
H2421-78 |
yechayu | they will cause to live |
H2421-79 |
yechayunu | they cause us to live |
H2421-80 |
yechi | may he live |
H3171-02 |
yechiel | El-lives |
H2421-81 |
yicheyeh | he will live |
H2421-82 |
yicheyu | they will live |
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 |