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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 Young's Literal Translation.

  1. Isaiah 38:21

    And Isaiah saith, `Let them take a bunch of figs, and plaster over the ulcer, and he liveth.'

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

  2. Isaiah 55:3

    Incline your ear, and come unto me, Hear, and your soul doth live, And I make for you a covenant age-during, The kind acts of David -- that are stedfast.

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

  3. Isaiah 57:15

    For thus said the high and exalted One, Inhabiting eternity, and holy `is' His name: `In the high and holy place I dwell, And with the bruised and humble of spirit, To revive the spirit of the humble, And to revive the heart of bruised ones,'

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

  4. Jeremiah 21:9

    Whoso is abiding in this city -- dieth, By sword, and by famine, and by pestilence, And whoso is going forth, And hath fallen unto the Chaldeans, Who are laying siege against you -- liveth, And his life hath been to him for a spoil.

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

  5. Jeremiah 27:12

    And unto Zedekiah king of Judah I have spoken according to all these words, saying, `Cause your necks to enter into the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live.

    וִֽחְיֽוּ׃ (חְיֽוּ) ch.Yu “live”

  6. Jeremiah 27:17

    Ye do not hearken unto them, serve the king of Babylon, and live. Why is this city a waste?

    וִֽחְי֑וּ (חְי֑וּ) ch.Yu “live”

  7. Jeremiah 35:7

    and a house ye do not build, and seed ye do not sow, and a vineyard ye do not plant, nor have ye any; for in tents do ye dwell all your days, that ye may live many days on the face of the ground whither ye are sojourning.

    תִּֽחְי֜וּ tich.Yu “you may live”

  8. Jeremiah 38:2

    `Thus said Jehovah: He who is remaining in this city dieth, by sword, by famine, and by pestilence, and he who is going forth unto the Chaldeans liveth, and his soul hath been to him for a prey, and he liveth.

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

  9. Jeremiah 38:17

    And Jeremiah saith unto Zedekiah, `Thus said Jehovah, God of Hosts, God of Israel: If thou dost certainly go forth unto the heads of the king of Babylon, then hath thy soul lived, and this city is not burned with fire, yea, thou hast lived, thou and thy house.

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

  10. Jeremiah 38:20

    And Jeremiah saith, `They do not give thee up; hearken, I pray thee, to the voice of Jehovah, to that which I am speaking unto thee, and it is well for thee, and thy soul doth live.

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

  11. Jeremiah 49:11

    Leave thine orphans -- I do keep alive, And thy widows -- on Me trust ye,

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

  12. Lamentations 4:20

    The breath of our nostrils -- the anointed of Jehovah, Hath been captured in their pits, of whom we said: `In his shadow we do live among nations.'

    נִֽחְיֶ֥ה nich.Yeh “we will live”

  13. Ezekiel 3:18

    In My saying to the wicked: Thou dost surely die; and thou hast not warned him, nor hast spoken to warn the wicked from his wicked way, so that he doth live; he -- the wicked -- in his iniquity dieth, and his blood from thy hand I require.

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

  14. Ezekiel 3:21

    And thou, because thou hast warned him -- the righteous -- that the righteous sin not, and he hath not sinned, he surely liveth, because he hath been warned; and thou thy soul hast delivered.'

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

  15. Ezekiel 13:18

    And thou hast said: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Wo to those sowing pillows for all joints of the arm, And to those making the kerchiefs For the head of every stature -- to hunt souls, The souls do ye hunt of My people? And the souls ye have do ye keep alive?

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

  16. Ezekiel 13:19

    Yea, ye pierce Me concerning My people, For handfuls of barley, And for pieces of bread, to put to death Souls that should not die, And to keep alive souls that should not live, By your lying to My people -- hearkening to lies.

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

  17. Ezekiel 13:22

    Because of paining the heart of the righteous with falsehood, And I have not pained it, And strengthening the hands of the wicked, So as not to turn back from his evil way, To keep him alive,

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

  18. Ezekiel 16:6

    And I do pass over by thee, And I see thee trodden down in thy blood, And I say to thee in thy blood, Live, And I say to thee in thy blood, Live.

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

  19. Ezekiel 18:9

    In My statutes he doth walk, And My judgments he hath kept -- to deal truly, Righteous `is' he, he surely liveth, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.

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

  20. Ezekiel 18:13

    In usury he hath given, and increase taken, And he liveth: he doth not live, All these abominations he hath done, He doth surely die, his blood is on him.

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

  21. Ezekiel 18:17

    From the afflicted he hath turned back his hand, Usury and increase he hath not taken, My judgments he hath done, In My statutes he hath walked, He doth not die for the iniquity of his father, He doth surely live.

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

  22. Ezekiel 18:19

    And ye have said, Wherefore hath not the son, Borne of the iniquity of the father? And -- the son judgment and righteousness hath done, All My statutes he hath kept, And he doeth them, he surely liveth.

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

  23. Ezekiel 18:21

    And the wicked -- when he turneth back From all his sins that he hath done, And he hath kept all My statutes, And hath done judgment and righteousness, He doth surely live, he doth not die.

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

  24. Ezekiel 18:22

    All his transgressions that he hath done Are not remembered to him, In his righteousness that he hath done he liveth.

    יִֽחְיֶֽה׃ Yich.Yeh “he will live”

  25. Ezekiel 18:23

    Do I at all desire the death of the wicked? An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Is it not in his turning back from his way -- And he hath lived?

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