H2416A–חַי–chay

When Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? Abner said, As your soul lives, O king, I can't tell.

חֵֽי־ chei- “[by] [the] life of”

Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan: and Saul swore, As Yahweh lives, he shall not be put to death.

חַי־ chai- “[by] [the] life”

David swore moreover, and said, Your father knows well that I have found favor in your eyes; and he says, Don't let Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death.

חַי־ chai- “[by] [the] life”וְחֵ֣י (חֵ֣י) Chei “[by] [the] life of”

You shall not only while yet I live show me the loving kindness of Yahweh, that I not die;

חָ֑י Chai “[am] alive”

Behold, I will send the boy, [ergänzt: saying], Go, find the arrows. If I tell the boy, Behold, the arrows are on this side of you; take them, and come; for there is peace to you and no hurt, as Yahweh lives.

חַי־ chai- “[by] [the] life”

and thus shall you tell him who lives [ergänzt: in prosperity], Peace be to you, and peace be to your house, and peace be to all that you have.

לֶחָ֑י (חָ֑י) Chai “living [one]”

Now therefore, my lord, as Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, seeing Yahweh has withheld you from blood guiltiness, and from avenging yourself with your own hand, now therefore let your enemies, and those who seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.

חַי־ chai- “[by] [the] life”וְחֵֽי־ (חֵֽי) chei- “[by] [the] life of”

Though men be risen up to pursue you, and to seek your soul, yet the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with Yahweh your God; and the souls of your enemies, them shall he sling out, as from the hollow of a sling.

הַחַיִּ֗ים (חַיִּ֗ים) chai.Yim “living”

For in very deed, as Yahweh, the God of Israel, lives, who has withheld me from hurting you, except you had hurried and come to meet me, surely there wouldn't have been left to Nabal by the morning light so much as one man-child.

חַי־ chai- “[by] [the] life”

David said, As Yahweh lives, Yahweh will strike him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall go down into battle and perish.

חַי־ chai- “[by] [the] life”

This thing isn't good that you have done. As Yahweh lives, you are worthy to die, because you have not kept watch over your lord, Yahweh's anointed. Now see where the king's spear is, and the jar of water that was at his head.

חַי־ chai- “[by] [the] life”

Saul swore to her by Yahweh, saying, As Yahweh lives, there shall no punishment happen to you for this thing.

חַי־ chai- “[by] [the] life”

Then Achish called David, and said to him, As Yahweh lives, you have been upright, and your going out and your coming in with me in the host is good in my sight; for I have not found evil in you since the day of your coming to me to this day: nevertheless the lords don't favor you.

חַי־ chai- “[by] [the] life”

Joab said, As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone away, nor followed everyone his brother.

חַ֚י chai “[by] [the] life”

David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, As Yahweh lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity,

חַי־ chai- “[by] [the] life”

Uriah said to David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in booths; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open field; shall I then go into my house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do this thing.

חַיֶּ֙ךָ֙ (חַיֶּ֙) chai.Ye. “[by] [the] life of”וְחֵ֣י (חֵ֣י) Chei “[by] [the] life of”

David's anger was greatly kindled against the man, and he said to Nathan, "As Yahweh lives, the man who has done this is worthy to die!

חַי־ chai- “[by] [the] life”

It happened on the seventh day, that the child died. The servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead; for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spoke to him, and he didn't listen to our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead!

חַ֗י Chai “alive”

Then said his servants to him, What thing is this that you have done? you did fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, you did rise and eat bread.

חַי֙ chai “[was] alive”

He said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who knows whether Yahweh will not be gracious to me, that the child may live?

חַ֔י Chai “[was] alive”

Then said she, Please let the king remember Yahweh your God, that the avenger of blood destroy not any more, lest they destroy my son. He said, As Yahweh lives, there shall not one hair of your son fall to the earth.

חַי־ chai- “[by] [the] life”

The king said, Is the hand of Joab with you in all this? The woman answered, As your soul lives, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from anything that my lord the king has spoken; for your servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of your handmaid;

חֵֽי־ chei- “[by] [the] life of”

Ittai answered the king, and said, As Yahweh lives, and as my lord the king lives, surely in what place my lord the king shall be, whether for death or for life, even there also will your servant be.

חַי־ chai- “[by] [the] life”וְחֵי֙ (חֵי֙) Chei “[by] [the] life of”

Then said Joab, I may not wait thus with you. He took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.

חַ֖י chai “[was] alive”

in that you love those who hate you, and hate those who love you. For you have declared this day, that princes and servants are nothing to you: for this day I perceive that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died this day, then it had pleased you well.

חַי֙ chai “[were] alive”