Strong's Hebrew · H2421
חָיָה
châyâh · khaw-yaw'
Definitionto live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
Derivationa primitive root (compare H2331 (חָוָה), H2421 (חָיָה));
KJV usagekeep (leave, make) alive, [idiom] certainly, give (promise) life, (let, suffer to) live, nourish up, preserve (alive), quicken, recover, repair, restore (to life), revive, ([idiom] God) save (alive, life, lives), [idiom] surely, be whole.
Occurrences264 in the KJV · 241 verses
חָיָה in Scripture
Genesis 5:3
And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:
Genesis 5:6
And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:
Genesis 5:7
And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:9
And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:
Genesis 5:10
And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:12
And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:
Genesis 5:13
And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:15
And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared:
Genesis 5:16
And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:18
And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:
Genesis 5:19
And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:21
And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:
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