חֲיָא
cha.ya
“to live”
Definition
to live
(Aramaic) or חֲיָה; (Aramaic), corresponding to H2421 (חָיָה);
- to live 1a) (P'al) to live 1b) (Aphel) to let live, keep alive
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logos (G3056)
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
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Occurrences
חֲיָא appears 4 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Then the astrologers answered the king in Aramaic, “O king, may you live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will give the interpretation.”
saying to King Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, may you live forever!
Hearing the outcry of the king and his nobles, the queen entered the banquet hall. “O king, may you live forever!” she said. “Do not let your thoughts terrify you, or your face grow pale.
Because of the greatness that He bestowed on him, the people of every nation and language trembled in fear before him. He killed whom he wished and kept alive whom he wished; he exalted whom he wished and humbled whom he wished.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.