What does עֵץ · חַי mean in the Bible?
עֵץ · חַי: Concrete object representing life's growth and stability; figuratively extended to tools, structures, and instruments of power or death
Hebrew · H6086, H2416
עֵץ
A tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) · 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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עֵץ H6086 a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
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 עֵץ (‘ets ḥayyim) mean in the Bible?
עֵץ · חַי: Concrete object representing life's growth and stability; figuratively extended to tools, structures, and instruments of power or death
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6086, H2416?
H6086, H2416 is connected to 833 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. Concrete object representing life's growth and stability; figuratively extended to tools, structures, and instruments of power or death
Source Gloss
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
Extended definition
Concrete object representing life's growth and stability; figuratively extended to tools, structures, and instruments of power or death
carpenter, gallows, helve, pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
Grammatical Forms
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Old Testament Witnesses
symbol of enduring, God-given life
Word Origins
עֵץ is built from this root:
עָצָה H6095
Why This Word Matters
Wisdom reconnects the learner with life as originally intended under God. Proverbs 3:13-20
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Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
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