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cha.yah H2421

חָיָה (cha.yah) means “to live” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

חָיָה Hebrew · H2421 282 tagged occurrences in 257 verses

Pronunciation guide: khaw-yaw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H2421

חָיָה · cha.yah · to live

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

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

a primitive root (compare H2331 (חָוָה), H2421 (חָיָה)); to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive

KJV glosses: keep (leave, make) alive, [idiom] certainly, give (promise) life, (let, suffer to) live, nourish up, preserve (alive), quicken, recover, repair, restore (to life), revive, ([idiom] God) save (alive, life, lives), [idiom] surely, be whole.

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How translators render H2421

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
lived 21
was 17
live 16
will live 14
and live 11
long live 8
revive me 8
you may live 6
and you will live 5
he will surely live 5
can live 4
may live 4
that i may live 4
alive 3
to save his life 3
back to life 2
give me life 2
he will live 2
recover 2
revive us 2
so that we may live 2
so that you may live 2
that we may live 2
to preserve 2
was revived 2
we will live 2
will i recover 2
and gives life 1
and giving life 1
and have let me live 1
and he lived 1
and he was revived 1
and he will live 1
and he will recover 1
and hezekiah recovered 1
and i give life 1
and keep them alive 1
and let him live 1
and lived 1
and preserve 1
and preserve him 1
and preserved 1
and recovery 1
and revive 1
and spared 1
and stay alive 1
and survived 1
and they came to life 1
and to save your lives 1
and we can preserve 1
and you will come to life 1
be revived 1
but spare 1
by sparing 1
can we live 1
come to life 1
do they live 1
elisha had revived 1
give life 1
gives me life 1
has given me life 1
has kept me alive 1
have lived 1
have you spared 1
he had restored to life 1
he lives 1
he raised it 1
he will indeed live 1
he will revive us 1
he will spare 1
he would live 1
i will live 1
i will recover 1
in order that they may live 1
leave 1
let her live 1
let them live 1
live forever 1
live on 1
lives 1
long may he live 1
may that person live 1
men live 1
might live 1
preserves the life 1
remain alive 1
remained alive 1
restored 1
restored to life 1
revive them 1
so that he can continue to live 1
so that they may live 1
so that you will come to life 1
spare 1
spared 1
surely he will live 1
survive 1
that he should live on 1
that he will surely live 1
that you will spare the lives 1
then he will surely live 1
they let us live 1
they were healed 1
they will grow 1
those to be spared 1
to be kept alive 1
to keep them alive 1
to let them live 1
to live 1
to preserve the lives 1
to restore 1
to save his own life 1
to save ones own life 1
to save their lives 1
to survive 1
we will let them live 1
who were spared 1
will be saved 1
will be spared 1
will flourish 1
will he live 1
will he live again 1
will let you live 1
will preserve their lives 1
will raise 1
will save 1
will survive 1
will this son live 1
you had let them live 1
you have revived me 1
you have saved our lives 1
you may allow to live 1
you must not leave alive 1
you preserve me 1
you shall live 1
you spared me 1
you will revive me 1
you will surely recover 1
you would surely recover 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
lived 36
live 20
alive 15
and live 13
shall live 13
quicken 9
god save 8
he shall surely 8
that ye may live 5
he shall live 3
and he revived 2
and not live 2
and thou shalt live 2
he had restored to life 2
he shall not live 2
in you and ye shall live 2
recover 2
saved 2
shall i recover 2
that thou mayest live 2
that we may live 2
to live 2
to save 2
we shall live 2
with him that we may preserve 2
and have saved 1
and he recovered 1
and he shall live 1
and he shall recover 1
and i make alive 1
and i shall live 1
and lived 1
and maketh alive 1
and nourished up 1
and shall live 1
and they shall live 1
and to keep them alive 1
and to make alive 1
and to revive 1
and to save 1
and to save your lives 1
and was recovered 1
and we shall live 1
and will ye save 1
and ye shall live 1
but live 1
by promising him life 1
do they live 1
doth not live 1
for us from thence that we may live 1
for with them thou hast quickened 1
from thee quicken 1
giveth life 1
hath given me life 1
hath kept me alive 1
hath quickened 1
he live 1
he preserveth not the life 1
he revived 1
he shall save 1
him and keep him alive 1
him and none can keep alive 1
how he had restored 1
i may live 1
i pray thee let me live 1
i would not live 1
if they save us alive 1
in saving 1
in them how should we then live 1
into them and they lived 1
into you and ye shall live 1
it shall not live 1
let him not live 1
liveth 1
may live 1
me and make me to live 1
me but they will save thee alive 1
me quicken 1
might live 1
peradventure he will save 1
repaired 1
restored to life 1
revive 1
revived 1
shall he live 1
shall nourish 1
shalt quicken 1
shalt thou live 1
that he could not live 1
that he may live 1
that he might preserve us alive 1
that he should still live 1
that i may live 1
that should not live 1
that they may live 1
thee and saved her alive 1
them but saved 1
them he shall surely 1
therein and thou preservest 1
they shall not live 1
they shall revive 1
this lived 1
thou hast kept me alive 1
thou hast saved our lives 1
thou shalt save alive 1
thou shouldest surely 1
thou wilt revive 1
till they were whole 1
to keep 1
to keep alive 1
to life 1
to revive 1
to save his life 1
to them we will even let them live 1
unto him thou mayest certainly 1
unto him thou shalt not live 1
unto me that i may live 1
unto them have ye saved 1
unto them let them live 1
unto them that they may live 1
whereby they should not live 1
whether i shall recover 1
which they had saved alive 1
who shall live 1
will he revive 1
will they revive 1
wilt thou not revive 1
with him keep alive 1
with them to let them live 1
ye had saved them alive 1
ye me and ye shall live 1
ye shall save alive 1
ye will save alive 1
you he shall live 1
you that ye may live 1

Verses containing H2421

Page 1 of 6. 257 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Genesis 3:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil. And now, lest he reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever...”

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  2. Genesis 5:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son in his own likeness, after his own image; and he named him Seth.

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  3. Genesis 5:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.

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  4. Genesis 5:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Seth was 105 years old, he became the father of Enosh.

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  5. Genesis 5:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And after he had become the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters.

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  6. Genesis 5:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Enosh was 90 years old, he became the father of Kenan.

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  7. Genesis 5:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And after he had become the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.

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  8. Genesis 5:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel.

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  9. Genesis 5:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And after he had become the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.

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  10. Genesis 5:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he became the father of Jared.

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  11. Genesis 5:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And after he had become the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters.

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  12. Genesis 5:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Jared was 162 years old, he became the father of Enoch.

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  13. Genesis 5:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And after he had become the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.

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  14. Genesis 5:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah.

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  15. Genesis 5:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech.

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  16. Genesis 5:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And after he had become the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.

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  17. Genesis 5:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Lamech was 182 years old, he had a son.

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  18. Genesis 5:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And after he had become the father of Noah, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.

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  19. Genesis 6:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And you are to bring two of every living creature into the ark—male and female—to keep them alive with you.

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  20. Genesis 6:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Two of every kind of bird and animal and crawling creature will come to you to be kept alive.

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  21. Genesis 7:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and seven pairs of every kind of bird of the air, male and female, to preserve their offspring on the face of all the earth.

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  22. Genesis 9:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After the flood, Noah lived 350 years.

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  23. Genesis 11:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And after he had become the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters.

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  24. Genesis 11:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Arphaxad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah.

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  25. Genesis 11:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And after he had become the father of Shelah, Arphaxad lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.

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  26. Genesis 11:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Shelah was 30 years old, he became the father of Eber.

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  27. Genesis 11:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And after he had become the father of Eber, Shelah lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.

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  28. Genesis 11:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Eber was 34 years old, he became the father of Peleg.

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  29. Genesis 11:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And after he had become the father of Peleg, Eber lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters.

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  30. Genesis 11:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Peleg was 30 years old, he became the father of Reu.

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  31. Genesis 11:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And after he had become the father of Reu, Peleg lived 209 years and had other sons and daughters.

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  32. Genesis 11:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Reu was 32 years old, he became the father of Serug.

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  33. Genesis 11:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And after he had become the father of Serug, Reu lived 207 years and had other sons and daughters.

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  34. Genesis 11:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Serug was 30 years old, he became the father of Nahor.

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  35. Genesis 11:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And after he had become the father of Nahor, Serug lived 200 years and had other sons and daughters.

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  36. Genesis 11:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Nahor was 29 years old, he became the father of Terah.

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  37. Genesis 11:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And after he had become the father of Terah, Nahor lived 119 years and had other sons and daughters.

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  38. Genesis 11:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Terah was 70 years old, he became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

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  39. Genesis 12:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me but will let you live.

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  40. Genesis 12:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Please say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake, and on account of you my life will be spared.”

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  41. Genesis 17:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And Abraham said to God, “O that Ishmael might live under Your blessing!”

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  42. Genesis 19:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Your servant has indeed found favor in your sight, and you have shown me great kindness by sparing my life. But I cannot run to the mountains; the disaster will overtake me, and I will die.

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  43. Genesis 19:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Look, there is a town nearby where I can flee, and it is a small place. Please let me flee there—is it not a small place? Then my life will be saved.”

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  44. Genesis 19:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Come, let us get our father drunk with wine so we can sleep with him and preserve his line.”

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  45. Genesis 19:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The next day the older daughter said to the younger, “Look, I slept with my father last night. Let us get him drunk with wine again tonight so you can go in and sleep with him and we can preserve our father’s line.”

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  46. Genesis 20:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet; he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not restore her, be aware that you will surely die—you and all who belong to you.”

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  47. Genesis 25:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Abraham lived a total of 175 years.

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  48. Genesis 27:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You shall live by the sword and serve your brother. But when you rebel, you will tear his yoke from your neck.”

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  49. Genesis 31:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If you find your gods with anyone here, he shall not live! In the presence of our relatives, see for yourself if anything is yours, and take it back.” For Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen the idols.

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  50. Genesis 42:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Look,” he added, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.”

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