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Lexicon :: Strong's H2418 - ḥăyā'

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חֲיָא
Transliteration
ḥăyā'
Pronunciation
khah-yaw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Corresponding to חָיָה (H2421)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2727

Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: חיא (Strongs and Gesenius) חיה (Strongs and Gesenius)

Strong’s Definitions

חֲיָא chăyâʼ, khah-yaw'; (Aramaic) or חֲיָה chăyâh; (Aramaic), corresponding to H2421; to live:—live, keep alive.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's H2418 in the following manner: live (5x), kept alive (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's H2418 in the following manner: live (5x), kept alive (1x).
  1. to live

    1. (P'al) to live

    2. (Aphel) to let live, keep alive

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֲיָא chăyâʼ, khah-yaw'; (Aramaic) or חֲיָה chăyâh; (Aramaic), corresponding to H2421; to live:—live, keep alive.
STRONGS H2418: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

† [חֲיָא] verb live (see Biblical Hebrew H2421 תָיָה); —
Pe. Imperative לְעָֽלְמִין חֱיִי live for ever! Daniel 2:4; Daniel 3:9; Daniel 5:10; Daniel 6:7,22.
Hiph. Participle מַחֵא (K§ 11. 3 b) γ) HptKmp. Dn. 28) Daniel 5:19 let live.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Daniel

2:4; 3:9; 5:10; 5:19; 6:7; 6:22

H2418

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2418 matches the Hebrew חֲיָא (ḥăyā'),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:4 - Then the Chaldeans said to the king in Aramaic,[fn] “O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.”
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:9 - They declared[fn] to King Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, live forever!
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:10 - The queen,[fn] because of the words of the king and his lords, came into the banqueting hall, and the queen declared, “O king, live forever! Let not your thoughts alarm you or your color change.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:19 - And because of the greatness that he gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him. Whom he would, he killed, and whom he would, he kept alive; whom he would, he raised up, and whom he would, he humbled.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:6 - Then these high officials and satraps came by agreement[fn] to the king and said to him, “O King Darius, live forever!
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:21 - Then Daniel said to the king, “O king, live forever!
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