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H2421חָיָהcha.yah
to livePart of speech: Hebrew Verb
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Now Isaiah had said, Let them take a cake of figs, and lay it for a plaster on the boil, and he shall recover.
וְיֶֽחִי׃ (יֶֽחִי) Ye.chi “he may live”
Turn your ear, and come to me; hear, and your soul shall live: and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
וּתְחִ֣י (תְחִ֣י) te.Chi “may it live”
For thus says the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
לְהַחֲיוֹת֙ (הַחֲיוֹת֙) ha.cha.yOt “restore”וּֽלְהַחֲי֖וֹת (הַחֲי֖וֹת) ha.cha.Yot “restore”
He who remains in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence; but he who goes out, and passes over to the Chaldeans who besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be to him for a prey.
וְחָיָ֔ה (חָיָ֔ה) cha.yah “he will live”
I spoke to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying, Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live.
וִֽחְיֽוּ׃ (חְיֽוּ) ch.Yu “live”
Don't listen to them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: why should this city become a desolation?
וִֽחְי֑וּ (חְי֑וּ) ch.Yu “live”
neither shall you build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any; but all your days you shall dwell in tents; that you may live many days in the land in which you sojourn.
תִּֽחְי֜וּ tich.Yu “you may live”
Thus says Yahweh, He who remains in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence; but he who goes forth to the Chaldeans shall live, and his life shall be to him for a prey, and he shall live.
וְחָיָ֔ה (חָיָ֔ה) cha.yah “he will live”וָחָֽי׃ (חָֽי) Chai “he will live”
Then said Jeremiah to Zedekiah, Thus says Yahweh, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: If you will go forth to the king of Babylon's princes, then your soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and you shall live, and your house.
וְחָיְתָ֣ה (חָיְתָ֣ה) cha.ye.Tah “you will live”וְחָיִ֖תָה (חָיִ֖תָה) cha.Yi.tah “you will live”
But Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver you. Obey, I beg you, the voice of Yahweh, in that which I speak to you: so it shall be well with you, and your soul shall live.
וּתְחִ֥י (תְחִ֥י) te.Chi “it may live”
Leave your fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let your widows trust in me.
אֲחַיֶּ֑ה 'a.chai.Yeh “I will preserve [them] alive”
The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of Yahweh, was taken in their pits; Of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the nations.
נִֽחְיֶ֥ה nich.Yeh “we will live”
When I tell the wicked, You shall surely die; and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at your hand.
לְחַיֹּת֑וֹ (חַיֹּת֑) chai.yo.T “preserve alive”
Nevertheless if you warn the righteous man, that the righteous not sin, and he does not sin, he shall surely live, because he took warning; and you have delivered your soul.
חָי֤וֹ cha.Yo “certainly <live>”יִֽחְיֶה֙ yich.Yeh “he will live”
and say, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Woe to the women who sew pillows on all elbows, and make kerchiefs for the head of [supplied: persons of] every stature to hunt souls! Will you hunt the souls of my people, and save souls alive for yourselves?
תְחַיֶּֽינָה׃ te.chai.Yei.nah “will you preserve alive?”
You have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to kill the souls who should not die, and to save the souls alive who should not live, by your lying to my people who listen to lies.
וּלְחַיּ֥וֹת (חַיּ֥וֹת) chai.Yot “preserving alive”תִֽחְיֶ֑ינָה tich.Yei.nah “they will live”
Because with lies you have grieved the heart of the righteous, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, and be saved alive:
לְהַחֲיֹתֽוֹ׃ (הַחֲיֹתֽ) ha.cha.yo.T “preserve alive”
When I passed by you, and saw you weltering in your blood, I said to you, [supplied: Though you are] in your blood, live; yes, I said to you, [supplied: Though you are] in your blood, live.
חֲיִ֔י cha.Yi “live”חֲיִֽי׃ cha.Yi “live”
has walked in my statutes, and has kept my ordinances, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, says the Lord Yahweh.
חָיֹ֣ה cha.Yoh “certainly <live>”יִֽחְיֶ֔ה yich.Yeh “he will live”
has given forth on interest, and has taken increase; shall he then live? he shall not live: he has done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be on him.
וָחָ֑י (חָ֑י) Chai “will he live?”יִֽחְיֶ֗ה yich.Yeh “he will live”
who has withdrawn his hand from the poor, who has not received interest nor increase, has executed my ordinances, has walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.
חָיֹ֥ה cha.Yoh “certainly <live>”יִחְיֶֽה׃ yich.Yeh “he will live”
Yet say you, Why does not the son bear the iniquity of the father? when the son has done that which is lawful and right, and has kept all my statutes, and has done them, he shall surely live.
חָיֹ֥ה cha.Yoh “certainly <live>”יִחְיֶֽה׃ yich.Yeh “he will live”
But if the wicked turn from all his sins that he has committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.
חָיֹ֥ה cha.Yoh “certainly <live>”יִחְיֶ֖ה yich.Yeh “he will live”
None of his transgressions that he has committed shall be remembered against him: in his righteousness that he has done he shall live.
יִֽחְיֶֽה׃ Yich.Yeh “he will live”
Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked? says the Lord Yahweh; and not rather that he should return from his way, and live?
וְחָיָֽה׃ (חָיָֽה) cha.Yah “he will live”