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chay H2416

חַי (chay) means “alive” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

חַי Hebrew · H2416 498 tagged occurrences in 449 verses

Pronunciation guide: khah'-ee Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H2416A

חַי · chay · alive

adj 1) living, alive 1a) green (of vegetation) 1b) flowing, fresh (of water) 1c) lively, active (of man) 1d) reviving (of the springtime) Aramaic equivalent: chay (חַי "living" H2417)

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TBESH · H2416B

חַי · chay · kinsfolk

kinsfolk

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TBESH · H2416C

חַיָּה · chay.yah · living thing

1) living thing, animal 1a) animal 1b) life 1c) appetite 1d) revival, renewal Aramaic equivalent: che.va (חֵיוָא "beast" H2423)

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TBESH · H2416D

חַיָּה · chay.yah · community

community

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TBESH · H2416E

חַיִּים · chay.yim · life

1) life (abstract emphatic) 1a) life 1b) sustenance, maintenance

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

from H2421 (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

KJV glosses: [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.

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How translators render H2416

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
lives	55
alive	31
of life	28
live	27
of the living	21
life	20
the living	19
beast	15
of his life	13
the beasts	13
animals	9
living	9
my life	7
i live	6
of the living creatures	6
of your life	6
the live	6
lived	5
of my life	5
animal	4
beasts	4
living thing	4
was alive	4
as i live	3
is alive	3
leads to life	3
the raw	3
yourself live	3
all my life	2
and his life	2
and life	2
and the beasts	2
and the wild animals	2
creatures	2
fresh	2
his lifetime	2
in life	2
living creature	2
living creatures	2
of fresh	2
of living	2
of the beasts	2
raw	2
than to live	2
the fresh	2
the living creatures	2
there is life	2
to life	2
to the beasts	2
to your life	2
were the living creatures	2
wild animal	2
you beasts	2
your life	2
a live	1
a living	1
a wild	1
among the living	1
and beasts	1
and i will live	1
and made their lives	1
and my life	1
and nourishment	1
and pour fresh	1
and the creatures	1
and the fresh	1
and the live	1
and the living	1
and the living one is	1
and there is raw	1
and those	1
and when the creatures	1
are alive	1
are life	1
are your life	1
as long as i live	1
as surely as you live	1
at the living creatures	1
both remain alive	1
by him who lives	1
by wild animals	1
creature	1
during his lifetime	1
each creature	1
each living	1
finds life	1
for beasts	1
have you lived	1
his life	1
in fresh	1
in his life	1
in his lifetime	1
is in this life	1
is life	1
is my family	1
is the living	1
is your life	1
it means life	1
lasts a lifetime	1
life-giving	1
lived to be	1
living things	1
long as you live	1
long life to you	1
makes life	1
me	1
my own life	1
nor its animals	1
of abijams life	1
of her life	1
of my life remain	1
of our lives	1
of survival	1
of the live	1
of their lives	1
of us who are alive	1
of valor	1
of your lives	1
one of life	1
only the living	1
or beast	1
or my life	1
others	1
renewal	1
should any mortal	1
so as the living creatures	1
so that he	1
so your life	1
springs of life	1
than life	1
that lives	1
the animals	1
the beast	1
the creatures	1
the hunger	1
the lives	1
the living one is	1
the wild animals	1
their lives	1
their other livestock	1
these ones	1
to beasts	1
weigh down beasts	1
were alive	1
whether green	1
while a company	1
while they are alive	1
while they live	1
while your wife is still alive	1
who lived	1
wild animals	1
with the beasts	1
without cause	1
you life	1
you may live	1
your flock	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
liveth	61
of life	32
i live	24
of the living	23
life	22
of his life	16
alive	13
the living	11
of thy life	10
beast	9
my life	9
beasts	7
of my life	7
of the life	7
them alive	5
yet alive	5
and the beasts	4
and the living	4
for the living	4
of the living creature	4
the beasts	4
and his life	3
and life	3
and to every beast	3
of living	3
quick	3
that liveth	3
the life	3
thy life	3
to every beast	3
to life	3
while he yet lived	3
all ye beasts	2
and the beast	2
and when the living creatures	2
between me and you and every living	2
by the life	2
every beast	2
every living	2
he yet alive	2
her the living	2
in his life	2
may live	2
nor the beasts	2
of all living	2
of every living thing	2
of the beasts	2
of the living creatures	2
old	2
over running	2
raw	2
than to live	2
the beast	2
the live	2
the living creature	2
the living creatures	2
the raw	2
to the beasts	2
was yet alive	2
a place for beasts	1
all the beasts	1
all the living	1
although they were yet alive	1
among all manner of beasts	1
among the living	1
among the living creatures	1
and above every beast	1
and all the beasts	1
and beast	1
and between the beast	1
and every beast	1
and every living	1
and every living thing	1
and for all their beasts	1
and for the beast	1
and in the running	1
and my life	1
and of any living	1
and of beast	1
and of every beast	1
and of every living	1
and of every living thing	1
and over every living thing	1
and running	1
and shall let the living	1
and the living creatures	1
and the troop	1
and their life	1
and thy life	1
and to the wild beasts	1
and with every living	1
and with the living	1
and with the running	1
any beast	1
any more every thing living	1
as for the living	1
as long as i live	1
became a living	1
beerlahairoi	1
before the living	1
behold while i am yet alive	1
beside the other in her life	1
both living	1
by him that liveth	1
did all the beasts	1
for a living	1
for all living	1
for every beast	1
for my life	1
for them with the beasts	1
had lived	1
have i to live	1
here alive	1
him the beasts	1
in his lifetime	1
in life	1
in running	1
in their lives	1
into a troop	1
is not alive	1
lest the beasts	1
live	1
lively	1
living	1
living creatures	1
maketh merry	1
me life	1
more than the living	1
nay but the living	1
neither shall the beast	1
nor my life	1
not the congregation	1
of every beast	1
of her all the beasts	1
of her life	1
of our life	1
of springing	1
of the live	1
of thee but raw	1
of their life	1
or if the raw	1
or life	1
over the running	1
rather than life	1
shall be upon every beast	1
shall my life	1
shall no man living	1
so shall they be life	1
so that his life	1
so that no beasts	1
so the whole age	1
than any beast	1
than life	1
that he may live	1
that my life	1
that the living	1
that they live	1
that they shall live	1
that thou mayest live	1
that ye live	1
the appetite	1
the company	1
the maintenance	1
thee while i live	1
their life	1
their lives	1
them and the living	1
then the beasts	1
they live	1
thou livest	1
though while he lived	1
thy congregation	1
to all the beasts	1
to all the living	1
to him that liveth	1
to the living	1
unto the beasts	1
unto the multitude	1
was with him of life	1
were upon the beasts	1
where all the beasts	1
wherefore doth a living	1
wherein all the beasts	1
while i live	1
while they live	1
whose the living	1
with the beasts	1
with thee every living thing	1
ye live	1
yet live	1
you life	1
your life	1

Verses containing H2416

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Genesis 45:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Joseph is still alive,” they said, “and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt!” But Jacob was stunned, for he did not believe them.
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Genesis 45:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Enough!” declared Israel. “My son Joseph is still alive! I will go to see him before I die.”
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Genesis 46:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Israel said to Joseph, “Finally I can die, now that I have seen your face and know that you are still alive!”
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Genesis 47:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“How many years have you lived?” Pharaoh asked.
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Genesis 47:9 · BSB · 2 occurrences
“My travels have lasted 130 years,” Jacob replied. “My years have been few and hard, and they have not matched the years of the travels of my fathers.”
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Genesis 47:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years, and the length of his life was 147 years.
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Exodus 1:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar, and with all kinds of work in the fields. Every service they imposed was harsh.
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Exodus 4:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Moses went back to his father-in-law Jethro and said to him, “Please let me return to my brothers in Egypt to see if they are still alive.” “Go in peace,” Jethro replied.
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Exodus 6:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.
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Exodus 6:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years.
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Exodus 6:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.
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Exodus 21:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If a man’s ox injures his neighbor’s ox and it dies, they must sell the live one and divide the proceeds; they also must divide the dead animal.
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Exodus 22:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If what was stolen is actually found alive in his possession—whether ox or donkey or sheep—he must pay back double.
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Source alternate reference: 22.3
Exodus 23:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
but in the seventh year you must let it rest and lie fallow, so that the poor among your people may eat from the field and the wild animals may consume what they leave. Do the same with your vineyard and olive grove.
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Exodus 23:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I will not drive them out before you in a single year; otherwise the land would become desolate and wild animals would multiply against you.
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Leviticus 5:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Or if a person touches anything unclean—whether the carcass of any unclean wild animal or livestock or crawling creature—even if he is unaware of it, he is unclean and guilty.
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Leviticus 11:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Say to the Israelites, ‘Of all the beasts of the earth, these ones you may eat:
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Leviticus 11:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But the following among all the teeming life and creatures in the water are detestable to you: everything in the seas or streams that does not have fins and scales.
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Leviticus 11:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
All the four-footed animals that walk on their paws are unclean for you; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,
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Leviticus 11:46 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This is the law regarding animals, birds, all living creatures that move in the water, and all creatures that crawl along the ground.
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Leviticus 11:47 · BSB · 2 occurrences
You must distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between animals that may be eaten and those that may not.’”
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Leviticus 13:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The priest will examine him, and if there is a white swelling on the skin that has turned the hair white, and there is raw flesh in the swelling,
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Leviticus 13:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But whenever raw flesh appears on someone, he will be unclean.
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Leviticus 13:15 · BSB · 2 occurrences
When the priest sees the raw flesh, he must pronounce him unclean. The raw flesh is unclean; it is a skin disease.
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Leviticus 13:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But if the raw flesh changes and turns white, he must go to the priest.
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Leviticus 14:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
the priest shall order that two live clean birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop be brought for the one to be cleansed.
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Leviticus 14:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the priest shall command that one of the birds be slaughtered over fresh water in a clay pot.
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Leviticus 14:6 · BSB · 3 occurrences
And he is to take the live bird together with the cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop, and dip them into the blood of the bird that was slaughtered over the fresh water.
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Leviticus 14:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Seven times he shall sprinkle the one to be cleansed of the skin disease. Then he shall pronounce him clean and release the live bird into the open field.
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Leviticus 14:50 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and he shall slaughter one of the birds over fresh water in a clay pot.
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Leviticus 14:51 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Then he shall take the cedar wood, the hyssop, the scarlet yarn, and the live bird, dip them in the blood of the slaughtered bird and the fresh water, and sprinkle the house seven times.
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Leviticus 14:52 · BSB · 2 occurrences
And he shall cleanse the house with the bird’s blood, the fresh water, the live bird, the cedar wood, the hyssop, and the scarlet yarn.
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Leviticus 14:53 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Finally, he is to release the live bird into the open fields outside the city. In this way he will make atonement for the house, and it will be clean.
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Leviticus 15:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the man has been cleansed from his discharge, he must count off seven days for his cleansing, wash his clothes, and bathe himself in fresh water, and he shall be clean.
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Leviticus 16:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But the goat chosen by lot as the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the LORD to make atonement by sending it into the wilderness as the scapegoat.
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Leviticus 16:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Aaron has finished purifying the Most Holy Place, the Tent of Meeting, and the altar, he is to bring forward the live goat.
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Leviticus 16:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then he is to lay both hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the iniquities and rebellious acts of the Israelites in regard to all their sins. He is to put them on the goat’s head and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man appointed for the task.
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Leviticus 17:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And if any Israelite or foreigner living among them hunts down a wild animal or bird that may be eaten, he must drain its blood and cover it with dirt.
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Leviticus 18:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You must not take your wife’s sister as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is still alive.
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Leviticus 25:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and for your livestock and the wild animals in your land. All its growth may serve as food.
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Leviticus 26:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And I will give peace to the land, and you will lie down with nothing to fear. I will rid the land of dangerous animals, and no sword will pass through your land.
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Leviticus 26:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I will send wild animals against you to rob you of your children, destroy your livestock, and reduce your numbers, until your roads lie desolate.
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Numbers 14:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Yet as surely as I live and as surely as the whole earth is filled with the glory of the LORD,
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Numbers 14:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So tell them: As surely as I live, declares the LORD, I will do to you exactly as I heard you say.
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Numbers 16:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But if the LORD brings about something unprecedented, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them and all that belongs to them so that they go down alive into Sheol, then you will know that these men have treated the LORD with contempt.”
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Numbers 16:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They went down alive into Sheol with all they owned. The earth closed over them, and they vanished from the assembly.
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Numbers 16:48 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He stood between the living and the dead, and the plague was halted.
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Numbers 19:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For the purification of the unclean person, take some of the ashes of the burnt sin offering, put them in a jar, and pour fresh water over them.
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Numbers 35:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The cities will be for them to live in, and the pasturelands will be for their herds, their flocks, and all their other livestock.
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Deuteronomy 4:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But you who held fast to the LORD your God are alive to this day, every one of you.
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