חַי
Alive ; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong ; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively · (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
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חַי H2416 alive ; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong ; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
יְהֹוָה H3068 (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
What does חַי (ḥay-yhwh) mean in the Bible?
חַי · יְהֹוָה is a Hebrew word meaning "alive ; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong ; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively". age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, merry, multitude, (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop. This term runs through the canonical themes of Canonical Anchor.
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Meaning
Life as dynamic vitality—what breathes, moves, grows, and persists in active presence or covenant relationship.
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, merry, multitude, (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
Grammatical Forms
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Canonical Themes
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Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.