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It is used in contexts where physical sustenance, such as food or resources, is provided to maintain life. The term can also imply a broader sense of preservation or deliverance from danger or death.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, sustenance was a critical aspect of daily life, often dependent on agriculture and livestock. The provision of food and resources was seen as a direct blessing from God, who was regarded as the ultimate provider. The concept of "michyah" reflects the dependence of the Israelites on God's provision for their physical and spiritual needs.<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>preservation of life, sustenance<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>maintenance (1), preserve life (1), quick (1), raw (1), recover (1), reviving (2), sustenance (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">מִחְיָה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>preservation of life, sustenance</b></font>, <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מ</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/45-5.htm">Genesis 45:5</a> 4t.; construct <font class="hebrew2">מִחְיַת</font> <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/13-10.htm">Leviticus 13:10,24</a>; suffix <font class="hebrew2">מִחְיָתֶ֑ךָ</font> <a href="/interlinear/judges/17-10.htm">Judges 17:10</a>; — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <em>preservation of life</em> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/45-5.htm">Genesis 45:5</a> (E), 2 Chron 14:12. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <em>sustenance</em> <a href="/interlinear/judges/6-4.htm">Judges 6:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/judges/17-10.htm">Judges 17:10</a>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>3</b></font> <em>reviving</em>, <a href="/interlinear/ezra/9-8.htm">Ezra 9:8</a>,9. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>4</b></font> <em>the quick</em> (<font class="hebrew2">בָּשָׂר</font>) <font class="hebrew2">מִחְיַת</font> <em>the quick</em> (or raw spot) <em>of the flesh</em> <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/13-10.htm">Leviticus 13:10</a>,24 (P). <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>preserve life, quick, recover selves, reviving, sustenance, victuals <p>From <a href="/hebrew/2421.htm">chayah</a>; preservation of life; hence, sustenance; also the live flesh, i.e. The quick -- preserve life, quick, recover selves, reviving, sustenance, victuals. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/2421.htm">chayah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וּמִֽחְיַ֛ת וּמִחְיָתֶ֑ךָ ומחית ומחיתך לְמִֽחְיָ֔ה למחיה מִֽחְיַ֣ת מִֽחְיָ֔ה מִֽחְיָ֗ה מִֽחְיָ֥ה מִֽחְיָה֙ מחיה מחית lə·miḥ·yāh lemichYah ləmiḥyāh michYah michYat miḥ·yāh miḥ·yaṯ miḥyāh miḥyaṯ ū·miḥ·yā·ṯe·ḵā ū·miḥ·yaṯ umichYat umichyaTecha ūmiḥyaṯ ūmiḥyāṯeḵā<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/genesis/45-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 45:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/45.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הֵ֑נָּה כִּ֣י <b> לְמִֽחְיָ֔ה </b> שְׁלָחַ֥נִי אֱלֹהִ֖ים</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/45.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> sent me before <span class="itali">you to preserve life.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/45.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> me before you <span class="itali">to preserve life.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/45-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> here because <span class="itali">to preserve</span> sent God<p><b><a href="/text/leviticus/13-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Leviticus 13:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/13.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שֵׂעָ֣ר לָבָ֑ן <b> וּמִֽחְיַ֛ת </b> בָּשָׂ֥ר חַ֖י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/leviticus/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> white, <span class="itali">and there is quick</span> raw<br><a href="/kjvs/leviticus/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> white, <span class="itali">and [there be] quick</span> raw<br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/13-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the hair white <span class="itali">is quick</span> flesh raw<p><b><a href="/text/leviticus/13-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Leviticus 13:24</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/13.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֵ֑שׁ וְֽהָיְתָ֞ה <b> מִֽחְיַ֣ת </b> הַמִּכְוָ֗ה בַּהֶ֛רֶת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/leviticus/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> by fire, <span class="itali">and the raw</span> [flesh] of the burn<br><a href="/kjvs/leviticus/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> burning, <span class="itali">and the quick</span> [flesh] that burneth<br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/13-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> fire becomes <span class="itali">and the raw</span> the burn A bright<p><b><a href="/text/judges/6-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Judges 6:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְלֹֽא־ יַשְׁאִ֤ירוּ <b> מִֽחְיָה֙ </b> בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְשֶׂ֥ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/judges/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> no <span class="itali">sustenance</span> in Israel<br><a href="/kjvs/judges/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and left <span class="itali">no sustenance</span> for Israel,<br><a href="/interlinear/judges/6-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> no and leave <span class="itali">sustenance</span> Israel sheep<p><b><a href="/text/judges/17-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Judges 17:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/17.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְעֵ֥רֶךְ בְּגָדִ֖ים <b> וּמִחְיָתֶ֑ךָ </b> וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ הַלֵּוִֽי׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/judges/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of clothes, <span class="itali">and your maintenance.</span> So the Levite<br><a href="/kjvs/judges/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of apparel, <span class="itali">and thy victuals.</span> So the Levite<br><a href="/interlinear/judges/17-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> A suit of clothes <span class="itali">and your maintenance</span> went the Levite<p><b><a href="/text/2_chronicles/14-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Chronicles 14:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/14.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לְאֵ֣ין לָהֶ֣ם <b> מִֽחְיָ֔ה </b> כִּֽי־ נִשְׁבְּר֥וּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_chronicles/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> fell <span class="itali">that they could not recover,</span> for they were shattered<br><a href="/kjvs/2_chronicles/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> were overthrown, <span class="itali">that they could not recover</span> themselves; for they were destroyed<br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/14-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> else like <span class="itali">recover</span> for were shattered<p><b><a href="/text/ezra/9-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 9:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ וּלְתִתֵּ֛נוּ <b> מִֽחְיָ֥ה </b> מְעַ֖ט בְּעַבְדֻתֵֽנוּ׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> us a little <span class="itali">reviving</span> in our bondage.<br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> us a little <span class="itali">reviving</span> in our bondage.<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/9-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> our God and grant <span class="itali">reviving</span> A little our bondage<p><b><a href="/text/ezra/9-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 9:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לָֽתֶת־ לָ֣נוּ <b> מִֽחְיָ֗ה </b> לְרוֹמֵ֞ם אֶת־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to give <span class="itali">us reviving</span> to raise<br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to give <span class="itali">us a reviving,</span> to set up<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/9-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of Persia to give <span class="itali">reviving</span> to raise the house<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4241.htm">8 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4241.htm">Strong's Hebrew 4241<br>8 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/lemichyah_4241.htm">lə·miḥ·yāh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/michyah_4241.htm">miḥ·yāh — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/michyat_4241.htm">miḥ·yaṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/umichyat_4241.htm">ū·miḥ·yaṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/umichyatecha_4241.htm">ū·miḥ·yā·ṯe·ḵā — 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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> 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