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H2421חָיָהcha.yah

to livePart of speech: Hebrew Verb

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Occurrences by book

  1. 59
  2. 7
  3. 3
  4. 8
  5. 18
  6. 8
  7. 3
  8. Ruth: 0
  9. 4
  10. 6
  11. 8
  12. 22
  13. 1
  14. 2
  15. Ezra: 0
  16. 6
  17. 1
  18. 6
  19. 31
  20. 4
  21. 4
  22. Song of Songs: 0
  23. 11
  24. 10
  25. 1
  26. 48
  27. Daniel: 0
  28. 3
  29. Joel: 0
  30. 3
  31. Obadiah: 0
  32. Jonah: 0
  33. Micah: 0
  34. Nahum: 0
  35. 2
  36. Zephaniah: 0
  37. Haggai: 0
  38. 3
  39. Malachi: 0

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282 occurrences in 257 verses

With their references and text in JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. Ezekiel 18:24

    But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? None of his righteous deeds that he hath done shall be remembered; for his trespass

    וָחָ֑י (חָ֑י) Chai “will he live?”

  2. Ezekiel 18:27

    Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.

    יְחַיֶּֽה׃ ye.chai.Yeh “he will preserve alive”

  3. Ezekiel 18:28

    Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

    חָי֥וֹ cha.Yo “certainly <live>”יִחְיֶ֖ה yich.Yeh “he will live”

  4. Ezekiel 18:32

    For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD; wherefore turn yourselves, and live.

    וִֽחְיֽוּ׃ (חְיֽוּ) ch.Yu “live”

  5. Ezekiel 20:11

    And I gave them My statutes, and taught them Mine ordinances, which if a man do, he shall live by them.

    וָחַ֥י (חַ֥י) Chai “he will live”

  6. Ezekiel 20:13

    But the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness; they walked not in My statutes, and they rejected Mine ordinances, which if a man do, he shall live by them, and My sabbaths they greatly profaned; then I said I would pour out My fury upon t

    וָחַ֣י (חַ֣י) Chai “he will live”

  7. Ezekiel 20:21

    But the children rebelled against Me; they walked not in My statutes, neither kept Mine ordinances to do them, which if a man do, he shall live by them; they profaned My sabbaths; then I said I would pour out My fury upon them, to spend My anger upon the

    וָחַ֣י (חַ֣י) Chai “he will live”

  8. Ezekiel 20:25

    Wherefore I gave them also statutes that were not good, and ordinances whereby they should not live;

    יִֽחְי֖וּ yich.Yu “they will live”

  9. Ezekiel 33:10

    Therefore, O thou son of man, say unto the house of Israel: Thus ye speak, saying: Our transgressions and our sins are upon us, and we pine away in them; how then can we live?

    נִֽחְיֶֽה׃ Nich.Yeh “will we live”

  10. Ezekiel 33:11

    Say unto them: As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live; turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

    וְחָיָ֑ה (חָיָ֑ה) cha.Yah “he will live”

  11. Ezekiel 33:12

    And thou, son of man, say unto the children of thy people: The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression; and as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not stumble thereby in the day that he turneth from his

    לִֽחְי֥וֹת (חְי֥וֹת) ch.Yot “live”

  12. Ezekiel 33:13

    When I say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his righteousness, and commit iniquity, none of his righteous deeds shall be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, for it shall he die.

    חָיֹ֣ה cha.Yoh “certainly <live>”יִֽחְיֶ֔ה yich.Yeh “he will live”

  13. Ezekiel 33:15

    if the wicked restore the pledge, give back that which he had taken by robbery, walk in the statutes of life, committing no iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die.

    חָי֥וֹ cha.Yo “certainly <live>”יִֽחְיֶ֖ה yich.Yeh “he will live”

  14. Ezekiel 33:16

    None of his sins that he hath committed shall be remembered against him; he hath done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live.

    חָי֥וֹ cha.Yo “certainly <live>”יִֽחְיֶֽה׃ Yich.Yeh “he will live”

  15. Ezekiel 33:19

    And when the wicked turneth from his wickedness, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby.

    יִֽחְיֶֽה׃ Yich.Yeh “he will live”

  16. Ezekiel 37:3

    And He said unto me: 'Son of man, can these bones live?' And I answered: 'O Lord GOD, Thou knowest.'

    הֲתִחְיֶ֖ינָה (תִחְיֶ֖ינָה) tich.Yei.nah “will they live”

  17. Ezekiel 37:5

    Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live.

    וִחְיִיתֶֽם׃ (חְיִיתֶֽם) ch.yi.Tem “you will live”

  18. Ezekiel 37:6

    And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.'

    וִחְיִיתֶ֑ם (חְיִיתֶ֑ם) ch.yi.Tem “you will live”

  19. Ezekiel 37:9

    Then said He unto me: 'Prophesy unto the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath: Thus saith the Lord GOD: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.'

    וְיִֽחְיֽוּ׃ (יִֽחְיֽוּ) Yich.Yu “they may live”

  20. Ezekiel 37:10

    So I prophesied as He commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great host.

    וַיִּֽחְי֗וּ (יִּֽחְי֗וּ) i.yich.Yu “they lived”

  21. Ezekiel 37:14

    And I will put My spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I will place you in your own land; and ye shall know that I the LORD have spoken, and performed it, saith the LORD.'

    וִחְיִיתֶ֔ם (חְיִיתֶ֔ם) ch.yi.Tem “you will live”

  22. Ezekiel 47:9

    And it shall come to pass, that every living creature wherewith it swarmeth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live; and there shall be a very great multitude of fish; for these waters are come thither, that all things be healed and may live whi

    יִֽחְיֶ֔ה yich.Yeh “it will live”וָחָ֔י (חָ֔י) Chai “it will live”

  23. Hosea 6:2

    After two days will He revive us, on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence.

    יְחַיֵּ֖נוּ (יְחַיֵּ֖) ye.chai.Ye. “he will restore to life”וְנִחְיֶ֥ה (נִחְיֶ֥ה) nich.Yeh “we may live”

  24. Hosea 14:8

    They that dwell under his shadow shall again make corn to grow, and shall blossom as the vine; the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.

    יְחַיּ֥וּ ye.chai.Yu “they will cause to grow”

  25. Amos 5:4

    For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel: Seek ye Me, and live;

    וִֽחְיֽוּ׃ (חְיֽוּ) ch.Yu “live”