Haîma — G129

G129 · Greek — αἷμα

Pronunciation: hah'-ee-mah

Definition

masculine noun

blood, literally (of men or animals), figuratively (the juice of grapes) or specially (the atoning blood of Christ); by implication, bloodshed, also kindred

  1. simply and generally
  2. As it was anciently believed that the blood is the seat of the life , the phrase σάρξ καί αἷμα (וְדָם בָּשָׂר, a common phrase in rabbinical writers), or in inverse order αἷμα καί σάρξ, denotes man's living body compounded of flesh and blood
  3. Since the first germs of animal life are thought to be in the blood , the word serves to denote generation and origin (in the classics also)
  4. It is used of those things which by their redness resemble blood
  1. bloodshed or to be shed by violence (very often also in the classics)
    1. It is used specially of the blood of sacrificial victims having a purifying or expiating power
    2. Frequent mention is made in the N. T. of the blood of Christ shed on the cross for the salvation of many

Usually translated as

blood

Origin

of uncertain derivation

Occurrences

Haîma occurs 99 times in 92 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (9), Mark (3), Luke (7), John (6), Acts (12), Romans (3), 1 Corinthians (4), Galatians (1), Ephesians (3), Colossians (2), Hebrews (20), 1 Peter (2), 1 John (3), Revelation (17)

Strong's Lexicon — H