Hebrew word study
חַי H2416
- Transliteration
- chay
- Pronunciation
- khah'-ee
- KJV glosses
- [phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
Lexical summary
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
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
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
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information