חַי
chay
adj
1. living, alive
a. green (of vegetation)
b. flowing, fresh (of water)
c. lively, active (of man)
d. reviving (of the springtime)
Aramaic equivalent: chay (חַי "living" H2417)
kinsfolk
1. living thing, animal
a. animal
b. life
c. appetite
d. revival, renewal
Aramaic equivalent: che.va (חֵיוָא "beast" H2423)
community
1. life (abstract emphatic)
a. life
b. sustenance, maintenance
Lexicon: STEPBible Tyndale House Brief Lexicons (TBESH / TBESG) (CC BY 4.0)
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Concordance 450 verses
- 2 Kings 5:20 חַי־
Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Look, my master has spared this Aramean, Naaman, while not accepting what he brought. As surely as the LORD lives, I will run after him and get something from him.”
- 2 Kings 7:12 חַיִּ֔ים
So the king got up in the night and said to his servants, “Let me tell you what the Arameans have done to us. They know we are starving, so they have left the camp to hide in the field, thinking, ‘When they come out of the city, we will take them alive and enter the city.’”
- 2 Kings 10:14 חַיִּ֔יםחַיִּ֑ים
Then Jehu ordered, “Take them alive.” So his men took them alive, then slaughtered them at the well of Beth-eked—forty-two men. He spared none of them.
- 2 Kings 14:9 חַיַּ֤ת
But Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah: “A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ Then a wild beast in Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle.
- 2 Kings 19:4 חַ֔י
Perhaps the LORD your God will hear all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to defy the living God, and He will rebuke him for the words that the LORD your God has heard. Therefore lift up a prayer for the remnant that still survives.”
- 2 Kings 19:16 חָֽי׃
Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see. Listen to the words that Sennacherib has sent to defy the living God.
- 2 Kings 25:29 חַיָּֽיו׃
So Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes, and he dined regularly at the king’s table for the rest of his life.
- 2 Kings 25:30 חַיָּֽו׃
And the king provided Jehoiachin a daily portion for the rest of his life.
- 2 Chronicles 6:31 חַיִּ֖ים
so that they may fear You and walk in Your ways all the days they live in the land that You gave to our fathers.
- 2 Chronicles 10:6 חַ֖י
Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How do you advise me to respond to these people?” he asked.
- 2 Chronicles 18:13 חַי־
But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever my God tells me.”
- 2 Chronicles 25:12 חַיִּ֗ים
and the army of Judah also captured 10,000 men alive. They took them to the top of a cliff and threw them down so that all were dashed to pieces.
- 2 Chronicles 25:18 חַיַּ֤ת
But Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah: “A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ Then a wild beast in Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle.
- Job 3:20 וְ֝חַיִּ֗ים
Why is light given to the miserable, and life to the bitter of soul,
- Job 5:22 וּֽמֵחַיַּ֥ת
You will laugh at destruction and famine, and need not fear the beasts of the earth.
- Job 5:23 וְחַיַּ֥ת
For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you.
- Job 7:7 חַיָּ֑י
Remember that my life is but a breath. My eyes will never again see happiness.
- Job 9:21 חַיָּֽי׃
Though I am blameless, I have no concern for myself; I despise my own life.
- Job 10:1 בְּחַ֫יָּ֥י
“I loathe my own life; I will express my complaint and speak in the bitterness of my soul.
- Job 10:12 חַיִּ֣ים
You have granted me life and loving devotion, and Your care has preserved my spirit.
- Job 12:10 חָ֑י
The life of every living thing is in His hand, as well as the breath of all mankind.
- Job 19:25 חָ֑י
But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth.
- Job 24:22 בַּֽחַיִּֽין׃
Yet by His power, God drags away the mighty; though rising up, they have no assurance of life.
- Job 27:2 חַי־
“As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice— the Almighty, who has embittered my soul—
- Job 28:13 הַֽחַיִּֽים׃
No man can know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living.
- Job 28:21 חָ֑י
It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing and concealed from the birds of the air.
- Job 30:23 חָֽי׃
Yes, I know that You will bring me down to death, to the place appointed for all the living.
- Job 33:18 וְ֝חַיָּת֗וֹ
to preserve his soul from the Pit and his life from perishing by the sword.
- Job 33:20 חַיָּת֣וֹ
so that he detests his bread, and his soul loathes his favorite food.
- Job 33:22 וְ֝חַיָּת֗וֹ
He draws near to the Pit, and his life to the messengers of death.
- Job 33:28 וְחַיָּתִי
He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit, and I will live to see the light.’
- Job 33:30 הַֽחַיִּים׃
to bring back his soul from the Pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of life.
- Job 36:14 וְ֝חַיָּתָ֗ם
They die in their youth, among the male shrine prostitutes.
- Job 37:8 חַיָּ֣ה
The wild animals enter their lairs; they settle down in their dens.
- Job 38:39 וְחַיַּ֖ת
Can you hunt the prey for a lioness or satisfy the hunger of young lions
- Job 39:15 וְחַיַּ֖ת
She forgets that a foot may crush them, or a wild animal may trample them.
- Job 40:20 חַיַּ֥ת
The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby.
- Psalms 7:5 חַיָּ֑י
then may my enemy pursue me and overtake me; may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust. Selah
- Psalms 16:11 חַ֫יִּ֥ים
You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
- Psalms 17:14 בַּֽחַיִּים֮
from such men, O LORD, by Your hand— from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children.
- Psalms 18:46 חַי־
The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may the God of my salvation be exalted—
- Psalms 21:4 חַיִּ֤ים׀
He asked You for life, and You granted it— length of days, forever and ever.
- Psalms 23:6 חַיָּ֑י
Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
- Psalms 26:9 חַיָּֽי׃
Do not take my soul away with sinners, or my life with men of bloodshed,
- Psalms 27:1 חַ֝יַּ֗י
The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?
- Psalms 27:4 חַיַּ֑י
One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple.
- Psalms 27:13 חַיִּֽים׃
Still I am certain to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
- Psalms 30:5 חַיִּ֪ים
For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.
- Psalms 31:10 חַיַּי֮
For my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away.
- Psalms 34:12 חַיִּ֑ים
Who is the man who delights in life, who desires to see good days?