Chăyâʼ — H2418
H2418 · Hebrew — חיא
Pronunciation: khah-yaw'
Other spellings: chăyâh חֲיָה
Definition
verb
to live
- to live
- (P'al) to live
- (Aphel) to let live, keep alive
Usually translated as
live, keep alive
Origin
(Aramaic) or chăyâh; (Aramaic), corresponding to H2421
Greek equivalents
Occurrences
Chăyâʼ occurs 6 times in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Daniel (6)
- Daniel 2:4 — Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live (חֱיִ֔י) for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.
- Daniel 3:9 — They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live (חֱיִֽי) for ever.
- Daniel 5:10 — Now the queen, by reason of the words of the king and his lords, came into the banquet house: and the queen spake and said, O king, live (חֱיִ֔י) for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed:
- Daniel 5:19 — And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive (מַחֵ֔א); and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down.
- Daniel 6:6 — Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live (חֱיִֽי) for ever.
- Daniel 6:21 — Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live (חֱיִֽי) for ever.
Strong's Lexicon — C