חָיָה
To live , whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
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What does חָיָה (chayah) mean in the Bible?
חָיָה (chayah) is a Hebrew word meaning "to live , whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive". Resurrection-oriented language of renewal.
Meaning
Encompasses both physical survival and spiritual vitality; God's exclusive power to revive and restore life.
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive BDB: live Usage: keep (leave, make) alive, × certainly, give (promise) life, (let, suffer to) live, nourish up, preserve (alive), quicken, recover, repair, restore (to life), revive, (× God) save (alive, life, lives), × surely, be whole.
Why This Word Matters
Resurrection-oriented language of renewal. Hosea 6:1-3
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 87×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 17×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 9×
Biblical Occurrences
Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.
Old Testament Witnesses
Showing 8 of 265 occurrences in the biblical text.
Appears In
Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.