מִחְיַת בָּשָׂר חַי
Preservation of life ; hence, sustenance ; also the live flesh , i.e. the quick · flesh (from its freshness ); by extension, body , person ; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man · 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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מִחְיָה H4241 preservation of life ; hence, sustenance ; also the live flesh , i.e. the quick
בָּשָׂר H1320 flesh (from its freshness ); by extension, body , person ; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man
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
What does מִחְיַת בָּשָׂר חַי (miḥyaṯ bāśār ḥay) mean in the Bible?
מִחְיָה · בָּשָׂר · חַי is a Hebrew word meaning "preservation of life ; hence, sustenance ; also the live flesh , i.e. the quick". preservation of life ; hence, sustenance ; also the live flesh , i.
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