What does מִחְיָה (miḥĕyāh) mean in the Bible?
מִחְיָה (miḥĕyāh): Life's ongoing necessity: sustenance that preserves existence, moving from vital provisions to living tissue itself.
Hebrew · H4241
מִחְיָה
Preservation of life ; hence, sustenance ; also the live flesh , i.e. the quick
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מִחְיָה H4241
Pronunciation miḥĕyāh
What does מִחְיָה (miḥĕyāh) mean in the Bible?
מִחְיָה (miḥĕyāh): Life's ongoing necessity: sustenance that preserves existence, moving from vital provisions to living tissue itself.
Full entry for מִחְיָה (H4241) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4241?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include new life (2), . . . (1), and the raw (1), and your provisions (1), it was to save lives (1).
Where does מִחְיָה (miḥĕyāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 45:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezra (2), Judges (2), Leviticus (2), 2 Chronicles (1).
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 new life 2× Ezra 9:8, Ezra 9:9
. . . 1× Leviticus 13:10
and the raw 1× Leviticus 13:24
and your provisions 1× Judges 17:10
it was to save lives 1× Genesis 45:5
recover 1× 2 Chronicles 14:13
sustenance 1× Judges 6:4
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Genesis 45:5 לְמִֽחְיָ֔ה to it was to save lives Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 13:10 וּמִֽחְיַ֛ת to . . . Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct Leviticus 13:24 מִֽחְיַ֣ת to and the raw Noun - feminine singular construct Judges 6:4 מִֽחְיָה֙ to sustenance Noun - feminine singular Judges 17:10 וּמִחְיָתֶ֑ךָ to and your provisions Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular 2 Chronicles 14:13 מִֽחְיָ֔ה to recover Noun - feminine singular Ezra 9:8 מִֽחְיָ֥ה to new life Noun - feminine singular Ezra 9:9 מִֽחְיָ֗ה to new life Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 45:5
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 5
Genesis 1 Leviticus 2 Judges 2 2 Chronicles 1 Ezra 2
Source forms
וּמִֽחְיַ֛ת 1x ū·miḥ·yaṯ Leviticus 13:10
וּמִחְיָתֶ֑ךָ 1x ū·miḥ·yā·ṯe·ḵā Judges 17:10
לְמִֽחְיָ֔ה 1x lə·miḥ·yāh Genesis 45:5
מִֽחְיָה֙ 1x miḥ·yāh Judges 6:4
מִֽחְיָ֔ה 1x miḥ·yāh 2 Chronicles 14:13
מִֽחְיָ֥ה 1x miḥ·yāh Ezra 9:8
מִֽחְיָ֗ה 1x miḥ·yāh Ezra 9:9
מִֽחְיַ֣ת 1x miḥ·yaṯ Leviticus 13:24
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 4x Judges 6:4, 2 Chronicles 14:13, Ezra 9:8, Ezra 9:9
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Leviticus 13:10
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular 1x Judges 17:10
Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Leviticus 13:24
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular 1x Genesis 45:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Life's ongoing necessity: sustenance that preserves existence, moving from vital provisions to living tissue itself.
Source Gloss
preservation of life ; hence, sustenance ; also the live flesh , i.e. the quick
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Life's ongoing necessity: sustenance that preserves existence, moving from vital provisions to living tissue itself.
preservation of life; hence, sustenance; also the live flesh, i.e. the quick BDB: preservation of life Usage: preserve life, quick, recover selves, reviving, sustenance, victuals.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מִחְיָה is built from this root:
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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