חַיֵּ֣י
𐤇𐤉𐤉
chayey
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 14:30 · Word #1
Lexicon H2416
| Lemma | חַי |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤉 |
| Transliteration | chay |
| Strong's | H2416 |
| In-context | life |
Morphology HNcmpc
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 H2416-23
lives of
| Root | חיה (ḥ-y-h) |
| Core Meanings | to live, to have life, vitality, liveliness, sustenance |
| Semantic Range | life, lifetime, span of years, vitality, living condition, sustenance, living beings (in related forms) |
| Conceptual Significance | In biblical thought, "life" (חַי/חַיִּים) signifies more than biological existence; it denotes vitality granted by יהוה, covenantal flourishing, and the fullness of one’s days. The plural form often underscores the richness, continuity, or totality of one’s lived experience before God. |
| Morphological Notes | Masculine plural construct noun from חַי ("life, living"), derived from the root חיה ("to live"). The plural form often expresses intensity, duration, or the fullness of lived experience. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form חַיֵּי is a masculine plural noun in the construct state, literally meaning "lives of." Although often rendered idiomatically as "the life of" in English, the Hebrew preserves a plural form, conveying fullness or duration of life. The construct state requires the sense "lives of" followed by a genitive complement. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חיה (to live, to have life, vitality, liveliness, 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 |
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 |
H2416-24 |
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! |
H2416-29 |
chayim | lives |
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 |
|
umicheyatekha | and your life-sustenance |
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 |
H3109-01 |
veyocha | and YHWH-has-lived |
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 |
H3172-01 |
yechieli | El-lives clansman |
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 |