חֵיוָא
che.va
“beast”
Definition
an animal
(Aramaic) from H2418 (חֲיָא);
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
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Occurrences
חֵיוָא appears 11 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Wherever the sons of men or beasts of the field or birds of the air dwell, He has given them into your hand and has made you ruler over them all. You are that head of gold.
Then four great beasts came up out of the sea, each one different from the others:
Next, as I watched, another beast appeared. It was like a leopard, and on its back it had four wings like those of a bird. The beast also had four heads, and it was given authority to rule.
Then I kept watching because of the arrogant words the horn was speaking. As I continued to watch, the beast was slain, and its body was destroyed and thrown into the blazing fire.
‘These four great beasts are four kings who will arise from the earth.
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