Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H2425

Strong's H2425 · Hebrew

חָיַי

châyay · /khaw-yah'-ee/

Number
H2425
Language
Hebrew
Original word
חָיַי
Transliteration
châyay
Pronunciation
khaw-yah'-ee
KJV occurrences
22 verses

Definition

to live; causatively to revive

KJV: live, save life.

Root / derivation: a primitive root (compare H2421 (חָיָה));

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered חָיַי across 22 verses.

live14×
lived5×
liveth2×
life1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

22 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Genesis5 verses
Exodus2 verses
Leviticus1 verse
Numbers2 verses
Deuteronomy4 verses
Deuteronomy 4:42

That the slayer might flee thither, which should kill his neighbour unawares, and hated him not in times past; and that fleeing unto one of these cities he might live:

Deuteronomy 5:24

And ye said, Behold, the LORD our God hath shewed us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God doth talk with man, and he liveth.

Deuteronomy 19:4

And this is the case of the slayer, which shall flee thither, that he may live: Whoso killeth his neighbour ignorantly, whom he hated not in time past; in: Heb. from yesterday the third day

Deuteronomy 19:5

As when a man goeth into the wood with his neighbour to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die; he shall flee unto one of those cities, and live: head: Heb. iron helve: Heb. wood lighteth: Heb. findeth

1 Samuel1 verse
Nehemiah1 verse
Ezekiel6 verses
Ezekiel 18:13

Hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase: shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him. blood: Heb. bloods

Ezekiel 18:24

But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.

Ezekiel 20:11

And I gave them my statutes, and shewed them my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them. shewed: Heb. made them to know

Ezekiel 20:13

But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; and my sabbaths they greatly polluted: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them.

Ezekiel 20:21

Notwithstanding the children rebelled against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; they polluted my sabbaths: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness.

Ezekiel 47:9

And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh. rivers: Heb. two rivers

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H2425 (châyay) mean?

to live; causatively to revive

How many times does H2425 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H2425 (חָיַי) appears in 22 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “live.”

How is châyay translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H2425 is rendered as “live” (14×), “lived” (5×), “liveth” (2×), “life” (1×).

Where does the Hebrew word חָיַי come from?

a primitive root (compare H2421 (חָיָה));