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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. Isaiah 38:21

    And Isaiah said, Let them take a cake of figs, and put it on the diseased place, and he will get well.

    וְיֶֽחִי׃ (יֶֽחִי) Ye.chi “he may live”

  2. Isaiah 55:3

    Give ear, and come to me, take note with care, so that your souls may have life: and I will make an eternal agreement with you, even the certain mercies of David.

    וּתְחִ֣י (תְחִ֣י) te.Chi “may it live”

  3. Isaiah 57:15

    For this is the word of him who is high and lifted up, whose resting-place is eternal, whose name is Holy: my resting-place is in the high and holy place, and with him who is crushed and poor in spirit, to give life to the spirit of the poor, and to make

    לְהַחֲיוֹת֙ (הַחֲיוֹת֙) ha.cha.yOt “restore”וּֽלְהַחֲי֖וֹת (הַחֲי֖וֹת) ha.cha.Yot “restore”

  4. Jeremiah 21:9

    He who keeps in this town will come to his death by the sword and through need of food and through disease; but he who goes out and gives himself up to the Chaldaeans who are shutting you in, will go on living, and will keep his life safe.

    וְחָיָ֔ה (חָיָ֔ה) cha.yah “he will live”

  5. Jeremiah 27:12

    And I said all this to Zedekiah, king of Judah, saying, Put your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon and become his servants and his people, so that you may keep your lives.

    וִֽחְיֽוּ׃ (חְיֽוּ) ch.Yu “live”

  6. Jeremiah 27:17

    Give no attention to them; become servants of the king of Babylon and keep yourselves from death: why let this town become a waste?

    וִֽחְי֑וּ (חְי֑וּ) ch.Yu “live”

  7. Jeremiah 35:7

    And you are to make no houses, or put in seed, or get vine-gardens planted, or have any: but all your days you are to go on living in tents, so that you may have a long life in the land where you are living as in a strange country.

    תִּֽחְי֜וּ tich.Yu “you may live”

  8. Jeremiah 38:2

    These are the words of the Lord: Whoever goes on living in this town will come to his death by the sword or through need of food or by disease: but whoever goes out to the Chaldaeans will keep his life out of the power of the attackers and be safe.

    וְחָיָ֔ה (חָיָ֔ה) cha.yah “he will live”וָחָֽי׃ (חָֽי) Chai “he will live”

  9. Jeremiah 38:17

    Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, These are the words of the Lord, the God of armies, the God of Israel: If you go out to the king of Babylon's captains, then you will have life, and the town will not be burned with fire, and you and your family will be ke

    וְחָיְתָ֣ה (חָיְתָ֣ה) cha.ye.Tah “you will live”וְחָיִ֖תָה (חָיִ֖תָה) cha.Yi.tah “you will live”

  10. Jeremiah 38:20

    But Jeremiah said, They will not give you up: be guided now by the word of the Lord as I have given it to you, and it will be well for you, and you will keep your life.

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

  11. Jeremiah 49:11

    Put in my care your children who have no father, and I will keep them safe; and let your widows put their faith in me.

    אֲחַיֶּ֑ה 'a.chai.Yeh “I will preserve [them] alive”

  12. Lamentations 4:20

    Our breath of life, he on whom the holy oil was put, was taken in their holes; of whom we said, Under his shade we will be living among the nations.

    נִֽחְיֶ֥ה nich.Yeh “we will live”

  13. Ezekiel 3:18

    When I say to the evil-doer, Death will certainly be your fate; and you give him no word of it and say nothing to make clear to the evil-doer the danger of his evil way, so that he may be safe; that same evil man will come to death in his evil-doing; but

    לְחַיֹּת֑וֹ (חַיֹּת֑) chai.yo.T “preserve alive”

  14. Ezekiel 3:21

    But if you say to the upright man that he is not to do evil, he will certainly keep his life because he took note of your word; and your life will be safe.

    חָי֤וֹ cha.Yo “certainly <live>”יִֽחְיֶה֙ yich.Yeh “he will live”

  15. Ezekiel 13:18

    This is what the Lord has said: A curse is on the women who are stitching bands on all arms and putting veils on the heads of those of every size, so that they may go after souls! Will you go after the souls of my people and keep yourselves safe from dea

    תְחַיֶּֽינָה׃ te.chai.Yei.nah “will you preserve alive?”

  16. Ezekiel 13:19

    And you have put me to shame among my people for a little barley and some bits of bread, sending death on souls for whom there is no cause of death, and keeping those souls living who have no right to life, by the false words you say to my people who giv

    וּלְחַיּ֥וֹת (חַיּ֥וֹת) chai.Yot “preserving alive”תִֽחְיֶ֑ינָה tich.Yei.nah “they will live”

  17. Ezekiel 13:22

    Because with your false words you have given pain to the heart of the upright man when I had not made him sad; in order to make strong the hands of the evil-doer so that he may not be turned from his evil way and get life:

    לְהַחֲיֹתֽוֹ׃ (הַחֲיֹתֽ) ha.cha.yo.T “preserve alive”

  18. Ezekiel 16:6

    And when I went past you and saw you stretched out in your blood, I said to you, Though you are stretched out in your blood, have life;

    חֲיִ֔י cha.Yi “live”חֲיִֽי׃ cha.Yi “live”

  19. Ezekiel 18:9

    And has been guided by my rules and has kept my laws and done them: he is upright, life will certainly be his, says the Lord.

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

  20. Ezekiel 18:13

    And has given out his money at interest and taken great profits: he will certainly not go on living: he has done all these disgusting things: death will certainly be his fate; his blood will be on him.

    וָחָ֑י (חָ֑י) Chai “will he live?”יִֽחְיֶ֗ה yich.Yeh “he will live”

  21. Ezekiel 18:17

    Who has kept his hand from evil-doing and has not taken interest or great profits, who has done my orders and been guided by my rules: he will certainly not be put to death for the evil-doing of his father; life will certainly be his.

    חָיֹ֥ה cha.Yoh “certainly <live>”יִחְיֶֽה׃ yich.Yeh “he will live”

  22. Ezekiel 18:19

    But you say, Why does not the son undergo punishment for the evil-doing of the father? When the son has done what is ordered and right, and has kept my rules and done them, life will certainly be his.

    חָיֹ֥ה cha.Yoh “certainly <live>”יִחְיֶֽה׃ yich.Yeh “he will live”

  23. Ezekiel 18:21

    But if the evil-doer, turning away from all the sins which he has done, keeps my rules and does what is ordered and right, life will certainly be his; death will not be his fate.

    חָיֹ֥ה cha.Yoh “certainly <live>”יִחְיֶ֖ה yich.Yeh “he will live”

  24. Ezekiel 18:22

    Not one of the sins which he has done will be kept in memory against him: in the righteousness which he has done he will have life.

    יִֽחְיֶֽה׃ Yich.Yeh “he will live”

  25. Ezekiel 18:23

    Have I any pleasure in the death of the evil-doer? says the Lord: am I not pleased if he is turned from his way so that he may have life?

    וְחָיָֽה׃ (חָיָֽה) cha.Yah “he will live”