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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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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:10 - so that they may offer sacrifices pleasing to the God of heaven and pray for the well-being of the king and his sons.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:30 - As for me, this mystery has been revealed to me, not because I have greater wisdom than anyone else alive, but so that Your Majesty may know the interpretation and that you may understand what went through your mind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:17 - “ ‘The decision is announced by messengers, the holy ones declare the verdict, so that the living may know that the Most High is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and gives them to anyone he wishes and sets over them the lowliest of people.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:34

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:34 - At the end of that time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my sanity was restored. Then I praised the Most High; I honored and glorified him who lives forever. His dominion is an eternal dominion; his kingdom endures from generation to generation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:20 - When he came near the den, he called to Daniel in an anguished voice, “Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to rescue you from the lions?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:26 - “I issue a decree that in every part of my kingdom people must fear and reverence the God of Daniel. “For he is the living God and he endures forever; his kingdom will not be destroyed, his dominion will never end.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:12 - (The other beasts had been stripped of their authority, but were allowed to live for a period of time.)
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