2421 – חָיָה (chajah)

to live

Type:	Verb Verb   Rootword
Hebrew:	חָיָה (chajah)
Pronunciation:	cha-ja    Listen
Gematria:	23(8 + 10 + 5)    words with the same gematria
Origin:	a primitive root (compare H2331 (חָוָה), H2421 (חָיָה))
Usage:	282 times in OT

Description

1) to live, have life, remain alive, sustain life, live prosperously, live for ever, be quickened, be alive, be restored to life or health
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to live
1a1a) to have life
1a1b) to continue in life, remain alive
1a1c) to sustain life, to live on or upon
1a1d) to live (prosperously)
1a2) to revive, be quickened
1a2a) from sickness
1a2b) from discouragement
1a2c) from faintness
1a2d) from death
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to preserve alive, let live
1b2) to give life
1b3) to quicken, revive, refresh
1b3a) to restore to life
1b3b) to cause to grow
1b3c) to restore
1b3d) to revive
1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to preserve alive, let live
1c2) to quicken, revive
1c2a) to restore (to health)
1c2b) to revive
1c2c) to restore to life

Word root

Word with chajah as root:

חַי	chaj	H2416a	alive
חָיֶה	chajeh	H2422	vigorous
חַיּוּת	chajot	H2424	living
יְחִיאֵל	Jechiel	H3171	Jehiel
יְחִיָּה	Jechijah	H3174	Jehiah
מִחְיָה	michjah	H4241	recovery

Equivalent Greek words

In the greek translation Septuagint (LXX) the Hebrew word chajah was translated to the following:

ἀναψύχω	anapsucho	G0404	refresh
ἀνίστημι	anistemi	G0450	arise
βιόω	bioo	G0980	live
γίνομαι	ginomai	G1096	be
διασώζω	diasozo	G1295	escape
διδάσκω	didasko	G1321	teach
ἐκτείνω	ekteino	G1614	stretch forth
ἐκτρέφω	ektrepho	G1625	nourish
ἐξανίστημι	exanistemi	G1817	raise up
ζάω	zao	G2198	live
ζωγρέω	zogreo	G2221	catch
ζωή	zoe	G2222	life
ζωογονέω	zoogoneo	G2225	preserve
ζωοποιέω	zoopoieo	G2227	quicken
ἰάομαι	iaomai	G2390	heal
καταπαύω	katapauo	G2664	restrain
περιποιέομαι	peripoieomai	G4046	purchase
σᾠζω	sozo	G4982	save
τρέφω	trepho	G5142	feed
ὑγιής	hugies	G5199	whole
φυλάσσω	phulasso	G5442	keep

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