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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מִחְיָהH4241
Pronunciationmiḥĕyāh
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.
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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 Itnew life2×Ezra 9:8, Ezra 9:9
. . .1×Leviticus 13:10
and the raw1×Leviticus 13:24
and your provisions1×Judges 17:10
it was to save lives1×Genesis 45:5
recover1×2 Chronicles 14:13
sustenance1×Judges 6:4
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Genesis 45:5לְמִֽחְיָ֔הtoit was to save livesPreposition-l | Noun - feminine singularLeviticus 13:10וּמִֽחְיַ֛תto. . .Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular constructLeviticus 13:24מִֽחְיַ֣תtoand the rawNoun - feminine singular constructJudges 6:4מִֽחְיָה֙tosustenanceNoun - feminine singularJudges 17:10וּמִחְיָתֶ֑ךָtoand your provisionsConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular2 Chronicles 14:13מִֽחְיָ֔הtorecoverNoun - feminine singularEzra 9:8מִֽחְיָ֥הtonew lifeNoun - feminine singularEzra 9:9מִֽחְיָ֗הtonew lifeNoun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 45:5
Aligned rows8
Books represented5
Genesis1Leviticus2Judges22 Chronicles1Ezra2
Source forms
וּמִֽחְיַ֛ת1xū·miḥ·yaṯLeviticus 13:10
וּמִחְיָתֶ֑ךָ1xū·miḥ·yā·ṯe·ḵāJudges 17:10
לְמִֽחְיָ֔ה1xlə·miḥ·yāhGenesis 45:5
מִֽחְיָה֙1xmiḥ·yāhJudges 6:4
מִֽחְיָ֔ה1xmiḥ·yāh2 Chronicles 14:13
מִֽחְיָ֥ה1xmiḥ·yāhEzra 9:8
מִֽחְיָ֗ה1xmiḥ·yāhEzra 9:9
מִֽחְיַ֣ת1xmiḥ·yaṯLeviticus 13:24
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular4xJudges 6:4, 2 Chronicles 14:13, Ezra 9:8, Ezra 9:9
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct1xLeviticus 13:10
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular1xJudges 17:10
Noun - feminine singular construct1xLeviticus 13:24
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular1xGenesis 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 definitionSource: 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
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Word Origins
מִחְיָה is built from this root:
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