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חַי

Alive ; also (as noun in plural) life

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חַיH2417
Pronunciationḥay

What does חַי (ḥay) mean in the Bible?

חַי (ḥay): Life as active, sustained vitality—God's essential nature and the covenant blessing antithetical to death

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What does חַי (ḥay) mean in the Bible?

חַי (ḥay): Life as active, sustained vitality—God's essential nature and the covenant blessing antithetical to death

How does the BSB render H2417?

The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include alive (1), for the lives (1), Him who lives (1), is the living (1), of life (1).

Where does חַי (ḥay) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ezra 6:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Daniel (6), Ezra (1).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
alive1×Daniel 2:30
for the lives1×Ezra 6:10
Him who lives1×Daniel 4:34
is the living1×Daniel 6:26
of life1×Daniel 7:12
of the living1×Daniel 6:20
the living1×Daniel 4:17
Show sample aligned rows
Ezra 6:10לְחַיֵּ֥יtofor the livesPreposition-l | Noun - masculine plural constructDaniel 2:30חַיַּיָּ֔אtoaliveAdjective - masculine plural determinateDaniel 4:17חַ֠יַּיָּאtothe livingAdjective - masculine plural determinateDaniel 4:34וּלְחַ֥יtoHim who livesConjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular constructDaniel 6:20חַיָּ֔אtoof the livingAdjective - masculine singular determinateDaniel 6:26חַיָּ֗אtois the livingAdjective - masculine singular determinateDaniel 7:12בְחַיִּ֛יןtoof lifePreposition-b | Noun - masculine plural
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowEzra 6:10
Aligned rows7
Books represented2
Ezra1Daniel6
Source forms
בְחַיִּ֛ין1xḇə·ḥay·yînDaniel 7:12
וּלְחַ֥י1xū·lə·ḥayDaniel 4:34
חַיָּ֔א1xḥay·yāDaniel 6:20
חַיָּ֗א1xḥay·yāDaniel 6:26
חַיַּיָּ֔א1xḥay·yay·yāDaniel 2:30
חַ֠יַּיָּא1xḥay·yay·yāDaniel 4:17
לְחַיֵּ֥י1xlə·ḥay·yêEzra 6:10
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine plural determinate2xDaniel 2:30, Daniel 4:17
Adjective - masculine singular determinate2xDaniel 6:20, Daniel 6:26
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular construct1xDaniel 4:34
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural1xDaniel 7:12
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct1xEzra 6:10
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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