Hebrew · H3605, H2416

כֻּלָּנוּ חַיִּים

Properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) · alive ; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong ; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively

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כֹּל H3605 properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Pronunciation kōl
Encompasses totality from singular form—"the whole" as foundational sense enabling distributive "every" and collective "all" meanings.
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חַי H2416 alive ; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong ; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
Pronunciation ḥay
Life principle extending from physical vitality (raw, fresh, strong) to covenantal presence and relational aliveness with God.
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What does כֻּלָּנוּ חַיִּים (kullanu chayyim) mean in the Bible?

כֹּל · חַי is a Hebrew phrase meaning "properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)".

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Meaning

properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Word Origins

כֻּלָּנוּ חַיִּים is built from this root:

כָּלַל H3634
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Cross-Language Connections

Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.

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