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It can refer to the life force within living creatures or the creatures themselves, highlighting their dynamic and active nature.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, life was seen as a divine gift from God, and the concept of "chayyuth" was closely associated with God's creative power. The Hebrews viewed life as sacred and believed that all living creatures were part of God's creation, each with a purpose and role within the divine order. The vitality of life was celebrated in various aspects of Hebrew worship and daily life, reflecting a deep reverence for the Creator.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/2421.htm">chayah</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>living<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>living (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">חַיּוּת</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine abstract</b></font> <font class="hebrew2">אַלְמְנוּת חַיּוּת</font> <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/20-3.htm">2 Samuel 20:3</a>, literally 'widowhood of livingness,' Dr; We reads <font class="hebrew2">אַלְמָנוֺת</font> <font class="hebrew2">חַיּוֺת</font> <em>living widows</em> ('grass-widows,' who were separated from their husbands), after <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">χῆραι ζῶσαι</font>, so SS. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>living <p>From <a href="/hebrew/2421.htm">chayah</a>; life -- X living. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/2421.htm">chayah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>חַיּֽוּת׃ חיות׃ chaiYut ḥay·yūṯ ḥayyūṯ<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/2_samuel/20-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Samuel 20:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/20.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מֻתָ֖ן אַלְמְנ֥וּת <b> חַיּֽוּת׃ </b> ס </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_samuel/20.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of their death, <span class="itali">living</span> as widows.<br><a href="/kjvs/2_samuel/20.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of their death, <span class="itali">living</span> in widowhood.<br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/20-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> dead widows <span class="itali">living</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2424.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's Hebrew 2424<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/chaiyut_2424.htm">ḥay·yūṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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