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Hebrew word study

חָיָהchâyâh — to live, whether literally or figuratively

Pronounced “khaw-yaw'”

to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive

Translated in the King James as: keep (leave, make) alive, certainly, give (promise) life, (let, suffer to) live, nourish up, preserve (alive), quicken, recover, repair, restore (to life), revive, (God) save (alive, life, lives), surely, be whole.

Appears 278 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root (compare H2331 (חָוָה), H2421 (חָיָה));

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Where it appears

Genesis — 57×
Genesis 3:22Genesis 5:3Genesis 5:6Genesis 5:7Genesis 5:9Genesis 5:10Genesis 5:12Genesis 5:13Genesis 5:15Genesis 5:16Genesis 5:18Genesis 5:19Genesis 5:21Genesis 5:25Genesis 5:26Genesis 5:28Genesis 5:30Genesis 6:19Genesis 6:20Genesis 7:3Genesis 9:28Genesis 11:11Genesis 11:12Genesis 11:13Genesis 11:14+ 32 more in Genesis
Exodus — 7×
Exodus 1:16Exodus 1:17Exodus 1:18Exodus 1:22Exodus 19:13Exodus 22:18Exodus 33:20
Leviticus — 3×
Leviticus 18:5Leviticus 25:35Leviticus 25:36
Numbers — 8×
Numbers 4:19Numbers 14:38Numbers 21:8Numbers 21:9Numbers 22:33Numbers 24:23Numbers 31:15Numbers 31:18
Deuteronomy — 17×
Deuteronomy 4:1Deuteronomy 4:33Deuteronomy 4:42Deuteronomy 5:24Deuteronomy 5:26Deuteronomy 5:33Deuteronomy 6:24Deuteronomy 8:1Deuteronomy 8:3Deuteronomy 16:20Deuteronomy 19:4Deuteronomy 19:5Deuteronomy 20:16Deuteronomy 30:16Deuteronomy 30:19Deuteronomy 32:39Deuteronomy 33:6
Joshua — 8×
Joshua 2:13Joshua 5:8Joshua 6:17Joshua 6:25Joshua 9:15Joshua 9:20Joshua 9:21Joshua 14:10
Judges — 3×
Judges 8:19Judges 15:19Judges 21:14
1 Samuel — 4×
1 Sam 2:61 Sam 10:241 Sam 27:91 Sam 27:11
2 Samuel — 6×
2 Sam 1:102 Sam 8:22 Sam 12:32 Sam 12:222 Sam 16:16+ 1 more in 2 Samuel
1 Kings — 8×
1 Ki 1:251 Ki 1:311 Ki 1:341 Ki 1:391 Ki 17:221 Ki 18:51 Ki 20:311 Ki 20:32
2 Kings — 22×
2 Ki 1:22 Ki 4:72 Ki 5:72 Ki 7:42 Ki 8:12 Ki 8:52 Ki 8:82 Ki 8:92 Ki 8:102 Ki 8:142 Ki 10:192 Ki 11:122 Ki 13:212 Ki 14:172 Ki 18:322 Ki 20:12 Ki 20:7+ 5 more in 2 Kings
1 Chronicles — 1×
1 Chr 11:8
2 Chronicles — 2×
2 Chr 23:112 Chr 25:25
Nehemiah — 6×
Nehemiah 2:3Nehemiah 4:2Nehemiah 5:2Nehemiah 6:11Nehemiah 9:6Nehemiah 9:29
Esther — 1×
Esther 4:11
Job — 6×
Job 7:16Job 14:14Job 21:7Job 33:4Job 36:6Job 42:16
Psalms — 31×
Psalms 22:26Psalms 22:29Psalms 30:3Psalms 33:19Psalms 41:2Psalms 49:9Psalms 69:32Psalms 71:20Psalms 72:15Psalms 80:18Psalms 85:6Psalms 89:48Psalms 118:17Psalms 119:17Psalms 119:25Psalms 119:37Psalms 119:40Psalms 119:50Psalms 119:77Psalms 119:88Psalms 119:93Psalms 119:107Psalms 119:116Psalms 119:144Psalms 119:149+ 6 more in Psalms
Proverbs — 4×
Proverbs 4:4Proverbs 7:2Proverbs 9:6Proverbs 15:27
Ecclesiastes — 4×
Eccles 6:3Eccles 6:6Eccles 7:12Eccles 11:8
Isaiah — 11×
Isaiah 7:21Isaiah 26:14Isaiah 26:19Isaiah 38:1Isaiah 38:9Isaiah 38:16Isaiah 38:21Isaiah 55:3Isaiah 57:15+ 2 more in Isaiah
Jeremiah — 10×
Jeremiah 21:9Jeremiah 27:12Jeremiah 27:17Jeremiah 35:7Jeremiah 38:2Jeremiah 38:17Jeremiah 38:20Jeremiah 49:11+ 2 more in Jeremiah
Lamentations — 1×
Lam 4:20
Ezekiel — 47×
Ezekiel 3:18Ezekiel 3:21Ezekiel 13:18Ezekiel 13:19Ezekiel 13:22Ezekiel 16:6Ezekiel 18:9Ezekiel 18:13Ezekiel 18:17Ezekiel 18:19Ezekiel 18:21Ezekiel 18:22Ezekiel 18:23Ezekiel 18:24Ezekiel 18:27Ezekiel 18:28Ezekiel 18:32Ezekiel 20:11Ezekiel 20:13Ezekiel 20:21Ezekiel 20:25Ezekiel 33:10Ezekiel 33:11Ezekiel 33:12Ezekiel 33:13+ 22 more in Ezekiel
Hosea — 3×
Hosea 6:2Hosea 14:7+ 1 more in Hosea
Amos — 3×
Amos 5:4Amos 5:6Amos 5:14
Habakkuk — 2×
Habakkuk 2:4Habakkuk 3:2
Zechariah — 3×
Zech 1:5Zech 10:9Zech 13:3

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.