What does חֵיוָא (ḥēywāʾ) mean in the Bible?
חֵיוָא (ḥēywāʾ) is a Hebrew word meaning "an animal".
Hebrew · H2423
חֵיוָא
An animal
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חֵיוָאH2423
Pronunciationḥēywāʾ
What does חֵיוָא (ḥēywāʾ) mean in the Bible?
חֵיוָא (ḥēywāʾ) is a Hebrew word meaning "an animal".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2423?
The BSB source-word alignment has 20 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the beasts (7), beast {appeared} (2), beasts (2), [that of] a beast (1), beast (1).
Where does חֵיוָא (ḥēywāʾ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Daniel 2:38. Its strongest book concentrations include Daniel (20).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itthe beasts7×Daniel 4:12, Daniel 4:15, Daniel 4:21, Daniel 4:23
beast {appeared}2×Daniel 7:5, Daniel 7:7
beasts2×Daniel 7:3, Daniel 7:17
[that of] a beast1×Daniel 5:21
beast1×Daniel 7:19
beast is1×Daniel 7:23
Let the beasts1×Daniel 4:14
of a beast1×Daniel 4:16
of the beasts1×Daniel 7:12
or beasts1×Daniel 2:38
the beast1×Daniel 7:11
The beast also1×Daniel 7:6
Show sample aligned rows
Daniel 2:38חֵיוַ֨תtoor beastsNoun - feminine singular constructDaniel 4:12חֵיוַ֣תtothe beastsNoun - feminine singular constructDaniel 4:14חֵֽיוְתָא֙toLet the beastsNoun - feminine singular determinateDaniel 4:15חֵיוְתָ֥אtothe beastsNoun - feminine singular determinateDaniel 4:16חֵיוָ֖הtoof a beastNoun - feminine singularDaniel 4:21חֵיוַ֣תtothe beastsNoun - feminine singular constructDaniel 4:23חֵיוַ֤תtothe beastsNoun - feminine singular constructDaniel 4:25חֵיוַ֣תtothe beastsNoun - feminine singular constructDaniel 4:32חֵיוַ֧תtothe beastsNoun - feminine singular constructDaniel 5:21חֵיוְתָ֣אto[that of] a beastNoun - feminine singular determinate
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowDaniel 2:38
Aligned rows20
Books represented1
Daniel20
Source forms
חֵֽיוְתָא֙4xḥê·wə·ṯāDaniel 4:14, Daniel 7:11, Daniel 7:19, Daniel 7:23
חֵיוַ֣ת3xḥê·waṯDaniel 4:12, Daniel 4:21, Daniel 4:25
חֵיוָ֖ה1xḥê·wāhDaniel 4:16
חֵיוָה֩1xḥê·wāhDaniel 7:5
חֵיוָ֣ה1xḥê·wāhDaniel 7:7
חֵיוָן֙1xḥê·wānDaniel 7:3
חֵיוַ֨ת1xḥê·waṯDaniel 2:38
חֵיוַ֤ת1xḥê·waṯDaniel 4:23
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular determinate7xDaniel 4:14, Daniel 4:15, Daniel 5:21, Daniel 7:7
Noun - feminine singular construct6xDaniel 2:38, Daniel 4:12, Daniel 4:21, Daniel 4:23
Noun - feminine singular3xDaniel 4:16, Daniel 7:5, Daniel 7:7
Noun - feminine plural determinate2xDaniel 7:12, Daniel 7:17
Noun - feminine plural1xDaniel 7:3
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular determinate1xDaniel 7:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. an animal
Source Gloss
an animal
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
an animal BDB: beast Usage: beast.
Word Origins
חֵיוָא is built from this root:
חֲיָאH2418