Hebrew · H2421, H5971, H7227

לְהַחֲיֹת עַם־רָב

To live , whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive · a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants ; figuratively, a flock · abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)

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חָיָה H2421 to live , whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive

Pronunciation chayah

Encompasses both physical survival and spiritual vitality; God's exclusive power to revive and restore life.

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עַם H5971 a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants ; figuratively, a flock

Pronunciation am

Collective body unified by kinship or covenant; Israel's foundational term for God's chosen people as organic whole.

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רַב H7227 abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)

Pronunciation rabbim

Abundance across multiple dimensions (quantity, quality, rank, time); often implies authority or leadership capacity.

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What does לְהַחֲיֹת עַם־רָב (le-hachayot am-rav) mean in the Bible?

חָיָה · עַם · רַב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to keep many people alive".

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What does חָיָה · עַם · רַב mean in the Bible?

חָיָה · עַם · רַב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to keep many people alive".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2421, H5971, H7227?

H2421, H5971, H7227 is connected to 2,596 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Hebrew phrase. to keep many people alive

Strong's H2421, H5971, H7227

Lexical occurrences 2,596 verses Word forms 3 forms 113 references

Source Gloss

to keep many people alive

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.

Form groups 3 Aligned forms 113

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 87×

Imperfect 2Kgs 10:19 · 2Sam 1:10 · Deut 8:3 · Eccl 6:3 · Eccl 11:8 · Exod 19:13 · Ezek 3:21 · Ezek 18:9 · Ezek 18:13 · Ezek 18:17 · Ezek 18:19 · Ezek 18:21 · Ezek 18:22 · Ezek 18:28 · Ezek 33:13 · Ezek 33:15 58×

Infinitive absolute 2Kgs 8:10 · 2Kgs 8:14 · Ezek 3:21 · Ezek 18:9 · Ezek 18:17 · Ezek 18:19 · Ezek 18:21 · Ezek 18:28 · Ezek 33:13 · Ezek 33:15 · Ezek 33:16 11×

Jussive 1Kgs 1:25 · 1Kgs 1:31 · 1Kgs 1:34 · 1Kgs 1:39 · 1Sam 10:24 · 2Chr 23:11 · 2Kgs 11:12 · 2Sam 16:16 · Deut 33:6 · 1Kgs 20:32 11×

Perfect Eccl 6:6 · Gen 11:12 · Gen 11:14 · Num 14:38 4×

Sequential imperfect Ezek 16:6 2×

Cohortative Ps 119:17 1×

Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 17×

Imperfect 1Chr 11:8 · 1Kgs 20:31 · 1Sam 27:9 · 1Sam 27:11 · Ezek 18:27 · Isa 7:21 · Job 36:6 · Deut 20:16 · Exod 22:17 · Gen 12:12 · Hos 14:8 · Eccl 7:12 · Ezek 13:18 · Jer 49:11 14×

Perfect Judg 21:14 · Ps 22:30 2×

Participle active Neh 9:6 1×

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 9×

Perfect 2Kgs 8:1 · 2Kgs 8:5 · Josh 6:25 · Josh 14:10 · Judg 8:19 · Num 22:33 8×

Sequential imperfect Num 31:18 1×

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