חַי (chay) — Age

Hebrew word study: חַי (chay), Strong's H2416. alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life

HebrewStrong's H2416
Quick definition
Hebrew word
חַי (chay)
Pronounced: khah'-ee

Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.

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

Word study
Derivation: from H2421 (חָיָה);

KJV translation words: [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.

Where this word appears

Strong's H2416 is tagged on 498 words in 449 verses across 29 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 1:20 and last appears in Malachi 2:5.

How it is rendered in the text

The plain-English sense shown on each tagged word, with the number of times each appears.

by the life ×60the living ×44living ×43life ×38alive ×23life his ×18the animal of ×18life my ×17the animals of ×13by the life of ×12the life of ×12the life ×11

Forms found in the text

The spellings in which the word is actually written, which can differ by prefix, ending or tense.

חַי ×96חַיִּים ×84חַיַּת ×33הַחַיִּים ×26הַחַיָּה ×26חַיָּה ×23חָי ×21חַיֵּי ×12חַיֶּיךָ ×12חַיָּיו ×12

Books where it appears most

Genesis ×66Ezekiel ×59Psalms ×51Proverbs ×34Leviticus ×331 Samuel ×261 Kings ×26Job ×24

Verses (first 25 of 449)

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Related entries

Named in this entry's derivation: H2421 חָיָה (châyâh).

Entries whose derivation names this word: H381 אִישׁ־חַיִל (ʼÎysh-Chayil), H883 בְּאֵר לַחַי רֹאִי (Bᵉʼêr la-Chay Rôʼîy), H2419 חִיאֵל (Chîyʼêl).

Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.

Frequently asked questions

What does chay (H2416) mean?

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.

How is H2416 translated in the KJV?

The KJV translates H2416 as: [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..

How often does חַי (chay) appear?

Strong's H2416 is tagged on 498 words in 449 verses across 29 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 1:20 and last appears in Malachi 2:5.