HebrewH2416Key Word

חַי: chayyim (H2416), a Hebrew word meaning "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"

chayyim

Plain-Language Summary

chayyim is a Hebrew word meaning "alive", encompassing ideas like age, alive, appetite, beast.

life; alive, living

The Hebrew word chayyim means "life; alive, living," encompassing related ideas including age, alive, appetite, beast.

Secondary Meanings
  • lively, vigorous, fresh
  • a living thing, an animal
  • a community or group (of people)
Rare / Figurative Uses
  • raw (of flesh)
  • running (of water)

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Word DNA

Origin

This word acts as a root form.

Cross-Language Connections

How chayyim pairs with its counterpart across the Testaments.

chayyimzōēGreeklife (literally or figuratively)
chayyimdabarHebrewa word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

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חַי

Pronunciationchayyim

H2416

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

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