HebrewH2423Noun (Feminine)

חֵיוָא

che.va

11Occurrences
H2423Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

an animal

(Aramaic) from H2418 (חֲיָא);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
beast, animal Aramaic of chay.yah (*חַיָּה *"living thing" H2416C)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

A:N-F

Full Description

A:N-F

Occurrences

חֵיוָא appears 11 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Daniel
11

Key Passages

Daniel 2:38BSB

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.

Daniel 7:3BSB

Then four great beasts came up out of the sea, each one different from the others:

Daniel 7:6BSB

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.

Daniel 7:11BSB

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.

Daniel 7:17BSB

‘These four great beasts are four kings who will arise from the earth.

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