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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חֵיוָא H2423
Pronunciation ḥēywāʾ
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 It the beasts 7× Daniel 4:12, Daniel 4:15, Daniel 4:21, Daniel 4:23
beast {appeared} 2× Daniel 7:5, Daniel 7:7
beasts 2× Daniel 7:3, Daniel 7:17
[that of] a beast 1× Daniel 5:21
beast 1× Daniel 7:19
beast is 1× Daniel 7:23
Let the beasts 1× Daniel 4:14
of a beast 1× Daniel 4:16
of the beasts 1× Daniel 7:12
or beasts 1× Daniel 2:38
the beast 1× Daniel 7:11
The beast also 1× Daniel 7:6
Show sample aligned rows
Daniel 2:38 חֵיוַ֨ת to or beasts Noun - feminine singular construct Daniel 4:12 חֵיוַ֣ת to the beasts Noun - feminine singular construct Daniel 4:14 חֵֽיוְתָא֙ to Let the beasts Noun - feminine singular determinate Daniel 4:15 חֵיוְתָ֥א to the beasts Noun - feminine singular determinate Daniel 4:16 חֵיוָ֖ה to of a beast Noun - feminine singular Daniel 4:21 חֵיוַ֣ת to the beasts Noun - feminine singular construct Daniel 4:23 חֵיוַ֤ת to the beasts Noun - feminine singular construct Daniel 4:25 חֵיוַ֣ת to the beasts Noun - feminine singular construct Daniel 4:32 חֵיוַ֧ת to the beasts Noun - feminine singular construct Daniel 5:21 חֵיוְתָ֣א to [that of] a beast Noun - feminine singular determinate
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Daniel 2:38
Aligned rows 20
Books represented 1
Daniel 20
Source forms
חֵֽיוְתָא֙ 4x ḥê·wə·ṯā Daniel 4:14, Daniel 7:11, Daniel 7:19, Daniel 7:23
חֵיוַ֣ת 3x ḥê·waṯ Daniel 4:12, Daniel 4:21, Daniel 4:25
חֵיוָ֖ה 1x ḥê·wāh Daniel 4:16
חֵיוָה֩ 1x ḥê·wāh Daniel 7:5
חֵיוָ֣ה 1x ḥê·wāh Daniel 7:7
חֵיוָן֙ 1x ḥê·wān Daniel 7:3
חֵיוַ֨ת 1x ḥê·waṯ Daniel 2:38
חֵיוַ֤ת 1x ḥê·waṯ Daniel 4:23
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular determinate 7x Daniel 4:14, Daniel 4:15, Daniel 5:21, Daniel 7:7
Noun - feminine singular construct 6x Daniel 2:38, Daniel 4:12, Daniel 4:21, Daniel 4:23
Noun - feminine singular 3x Daniel 4:16, Daniel 7:5, Daniel 7:7
Noun - feminine plural determinate 2x Daniel 7:12, Daniel 7:17
Noun - feminine plural 1x Daniel 7:3
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular determinate 1x Daniel 7:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. an animal
Source Gloss
an animal
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
an animal BDB: beast Usage: beast.
Word Origins
חֵיוָא is built from this root:
חֲיָא H2418
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain