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Lexicon :: Strong's H2417 - ḥay

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חַי
Transliteration
ḥay
Pronunciation
khah'-ee
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2727a

Strong’s Definitions

חַי chay, khah'-ee; (Aramaic) from H2418; alive; also (as noun in plural) life:—life, that liveth, living.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's H2417 in the following manner: living (4x), life (2x), live (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's H2417 in the following manner: living (4x), life (2x), live (1x).

  1. alive, living, life

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חַי chay, khah'-ee; (Aramaic) from H2418; alive; also (as noun in plural) life:—life, that liveth, living.
STRONGS H2417: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

† חַי adjective living (Biblical Hebrew H2416 id); —
1. of God: absolute ח׳ Daniel 4:31 [Dan 4:34], emphatic חַיָא Daniel 6:21 [Dan 6:20]. 27; men, plural emphatic חַיַיָא the living Daniel 2:30; Daniel 4:14 [Dan 4:17].
2. plural as abstract noun life (Biblical Hebrew H2416 חַיִּים): חַיִּין Daniel 7:12; construct חַיֵּי Ezra 6:10.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ezra

6:10

Daniel

2:30; 4:17; 4:31; 6:21; 6:27; 7:12

H2417

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2417 matches the Hebrew חַי (ḥay),
which occurs 7 times in 7 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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that they may bring sweet-smelling sacrifices near to the God of heaven and pray for the life H2417 of the king and his sons.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:30 - “But as for me, this mystery has not been revealed to me by any wisdom which is in me more than in any other living H2417 man H2417, but for the purpose of making the interpretation known to the king, and that you may know the thoughts of your heart.

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“This edict is by the resolution of the watchers,

And the decision is a command of the holy ones,

In order that the living H2417 may know

That the Most High is the powerful ruler over the kingdom of mankind

And gives it to whom He wishes

And sets up over it the lowliest of men.”

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“But at the end of those days, I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up my eyes toward heaven, and my knowledge returned to me, and I blessed the Most High and praised and honored Him who H2417 lives H2417 forever;

For His [fn]dominion is an everlasting [fn]dominion,

And His kingdom endures from generation to generation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:20 - When he had come near the den to Daniel, he cried out with a troubled voice. The king answered and said to Daniel, “Daniel, servant of the living H2417 God, has your God, whom you constantly serve, been able to save you from the lions?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:26 - “[fn]I make a decree that in all the [fn]dominion of my kingdom, men are to fear and be in dread before the God of Daniel;

For He is the living H2417 God and enduring forever,

And His kingdom is one which will not be destroyed,

And His [fn]dominion will be unto the end.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:12 - “As for the rest of the beasts, their [fn]dominion was taken away, but an extension of life H2417 was given to them for an appointed season of time.
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