Strong's Hebrew · H2421
H2421 châyâh
חָיָה
khaw-yaw'
to live
Looking for Greek G2421 Iessaí? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H2421. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
châyâh appears 282 times in Scripture, including Genesis 3:22 and Genesis 5:3. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
In the King James Version
keep (leave, make) alive, × certainly, give (promise) life, (let, suffer to) live, nourish up, preserve (alive), quicken, recover, repair, restore (to life), revive, (× God) save (alive, life, lives), × surely, be whole.
Derivation
a primitive root (compare H2331 (חָוָה), H2421 (חָיָה));
Appears 282 times in Scripture
“So Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.”
“When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son in his own likeness, after his own image; and he named him Seth.”
“And after he had become the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.”
“And after he had become the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters.”
“When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he became the father of Jared.”
“And after he had become the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.”
“When Enosh was 90 years old, he became the father of Kenan.”
“When Jared was 162 years old, he became the father of Enoch.”
“Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil. And now, lest he reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever...””
“When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
