What does אֵל · חַי mean in the Bible?
אֵל · חַי is a Hebrew phrase meaning "the living God".
Hebrew · H410, H2416
אֵל חָי
Strength ; as adjective, mighty ; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity ) · 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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אֵל H410 strength ; as adjective, mighty ; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity )
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 אֵל חָי (ʾēl ḥāy) mean in the Bible?
אֵל · חַי is a Hebrew phrase meaning "the living God".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H410, H2416?
H410, H2416 is connected to 748 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. the living God
Strong's H410, H2416
Lexical occurrences 748 verses Source Gloss
the living God
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
G1664 LXX equivalent Greek
ἠλί ēlí G2241 LXX equivalent Greek
my God
ψυχή psychḗ G5590 LXX equivalent Greek
soul
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
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