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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 Bible in Basic English.

  1. Genesis 11:14

    And Shelah was thirty years old when he became the father of Eber:

    חַ֖י chai “he lived”

  2. Genesis 11:15

    And after the birth of Eber, Shelah went on living for four hundred and three years, and had sons and daughters:

    וַֽיְחִי־ (יְחִי) y.chi- “he lived”

  3. Genesis 11:16

    And Eber was thirty-four years old when he became the father of Peleg:

    וַֽיְחִי־ (יְחִי) y.chi- “he lived”

  4. Genesis 11:17

    And after the birth of Peleg, Eber went on living for four hundred and thirty years, and had sons and daughters:

    וַֽיְחִי־ (יְחִי) y.chi- “he lived”

  5. Genesis 11:18

    And Peleg was thirty years old when he became the father of Reu:

    וַֽיְחִי־ (יְחִי) y.chi- “he lived”

  6. Genesis 11:19

    And after the birth of Reu, Peleg went on living for two hundred and nine years, and had sons and daughters:

    וַֽיְחִי־ (יְחִי) y.chi- “he lived”

  7. Genesis 11:20

    And Reu was thirty-two years old when he became the father of Serug:

    וַיְחִ֣י (יְחִ֣י) y.Chi “he lived”

  8. Genesis 11:21

    And after the birth of Serug, Reu went on living for two hundred and seven years, and had sons and daughters:

    וַיְחִ֣י (יְחִ֣י) y.Chi “he lived”

  9. Genesis 11:22

    And Serug was thirty years old when he became the father of Nahor:

    וַיְחִ֥י (יְחִ֥י) y.Chi “he lived”

  10. Genesis 11:23

    And after the birth of Nahor, Serug went on living for two hundred years, and had sons and daughters:

    וַיְחִ֣י (יְחִ֣י) y.Chi “he lived”

  11. Genesis 11:24

    And Nahor was twenty-nine years old when he became the father of Terah:

    וַיְחִ֣י (יְחִ֣י) y.Chi “he lived”

  12. Genesis 11:25

    And after the birth of Terah, Nahor went on living for a hundred and nineteen years, and had sons and daughters:

    וַיְחִ֣י (יְחִ֣י) y.Chi “he lived”

  13. Genesis 11:26

    And Terah was seventy years old when he became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

    וַֽיְחִי־ (יְחִי) y.chi- “he lived”

  14. Genesis 12:12

    And I am certain that when the men of Egypt see you, they will say, This is his wife: and they will put me to death and keep you.

    יְחַיּֽוּ׃ ye.chai.Yu “they will let live”

  15. Genesis 12:13

    Say, then, that you are my sister, and so it will be well with me because of you, and my life will be kept safe on your account.

    וְחָיְתָ֥ה (חָיְתָ֥ה) cha.ye.Tah “it will live”

  16. Genesis 17:18

    And Abraham said to God, If only Ishmael's life might be your care!

    יִחְיֶ֥ה yich.Yeh “he will live”

  17. Genesis 19:19

    See now, your servant has had grace in your eyes and great is your mercy in keeping my life from destruction, but I am not able to get as far as the mountain before evil overtakes me and death;

    לְהַחֲי֖וֹת (הַחֲי֖וֹת) ha.cha.Yot “preserving alive”

  18. Genesis 19:20

    This town, now, is near, and it is a little one: O, let me go there (is it not a little one?) so that my life may be safe.

    וּתְחִ֥י (תְחִ֥י) te.Chi “it may live”

  19. Genesis 19:32

    Come, let us give our father much wine, and we will go into his bed, so that we may have offspring by our father,

    וּנְחַיֶּ֥ה (נְחַיֶּ֥ה) ne.chai.Yeh “we may preserve alive”

  20. Genesis 19:34

    And on the day after, the older daughter said to the younger, Last night I was with my father; let us make him take much wine this night again, and do you go to him, so that we may have offspring by our father.

    וּנְחַיֶּ֥ה (נְחַיֶּ֥ה) ne.chai.Yeh “we may preserve alive”

  21. Genesis 20:7

    So now, give the man back his wife, for he is a prophet, and let him say a prayer for you, so your life may be safe: but if you do not give her back, be certain that death will come to you and all your house.

    וֶֽחְיֵ֑ה (חְיֵ֑ה) ch.Yeh “live”

  22. Genesis 25:7

    Now the years of Abraham's life were a hundred and seventy-five.

    חָ֑י Chai “he lived”

  23. Genesis 27:40

    By your sword will you get your living and you will be your brother's servant; but when your power is increased his yoke will be broken from off your neck.

    תִֽחְיֶ֔ה tich.Yeh “you will live”

  24. Genesis 31:32

    As for your gods, if anyone of us has them, let him be put to death: make search before us all for what is yours, and take it. For Jacob had no knowledge that Rachel had taken them.

    יִֽחְיֶה֒ yich.Yeh “he will live”

  25. Genesis 42:2

    And he said, I have had news that there is grain in Egypt: go down there and get grain for us, so that life and not death may be ours.

    וְנִחְיֶ֖ה (נִחְיֶ֖ה) nich.Yeh “we may live”