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It encompasses the idea of being alive, sustaining life, and reviving or restoring life. This verb is often used in contexts that emphasize the vitality and sustenance of life, whether physical, spiritual, or communal. It can also imply the act of preserving life or bringing something back to life.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, life was viewed as a divine gift from God, and the concept of "chayay" was deeply intertwined with the understanding of God's sovereignty over life and death. Life was not only a biological state but also a spiritual condition, reflecting one's relationship with God. The Hebrew people saw life as a blessing and a sign of God's favor, and they often sought God's intervention to sustain or restore life in times of illness or danger.<div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>live, save life <p>A primitive root (compare <a href="/hebrew/2421.htm">chayah</a>); to live; causatively to revive -- live, save life. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/2421.htm">chayah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וָחַ֣י וָחַ֥י וָחָ֑י וָחָ֔י וָחָֽיָה׃ וָחָֽי׃ וחי וחי׃ וחיה׃ vaChai vaChayah wā·ḥā·yāh wā·ḥay wā·ḥāy wāḥay wāḥāy wāḥāyāh<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/3-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 3:22</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַֽחַיִּ֔ים וְאָכַ֖ל <b> וָחַ֥י </b> לְעֹלָֽם׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> from the tree <span class="itali">of life,</span> and eat,<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of life, and eat, <span class="itali">and live</span> for ever:<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/3-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of life and eat <span class="itali">of life</span> forever<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/1-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 1:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בַּ֥ת הִ֖יא <b> וָחָֽיָה׃ </b> </span><br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> him: but if it [be] a daughter, <span class="itali">then she shall live.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/1-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> daughter she <span class="itali">shall live</span><p><b><a href="/text/exodus/33-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 33:20</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/33.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יִרְאַ֥נִי הָאָדָ֖ם <b> וָחָֽי׃ </b> </span><br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/33.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> see <span class="itali">me, and live.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/33-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> see man <span class="itali">and live</span><p><b><a href="/text/leviticus/18-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Leviticus 18:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/18.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֹתָ֛ם הָאָדָ֖ם <b> וָחַ֣י </b> בָּהֶ֑ם אֲנִ֖י</span><br><a href="/kjvs/leviticus/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> do, <span class="itali">he shall live</span> in them: I [am] the LORD.<br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/18-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> does A man <span class="itali">shall live</span> I am the LORD<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/21-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 21:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/21.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְרָאָ֥ה אֹת֖וֹ <b> וָחָֽי׃ </b> </span><br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> when he looketh <span class="itali">upon it, shall live.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/21-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> is bitten looks <span class="itali">shall live</span><p><b><a href="/text/numbers/21-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 21:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/21.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">נְחַ֥שׁ הַנְּחֹ֖שֶׁת <b> וָחָֽי׃ </b> </span><br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the serpent of brass, <span class="itali">he lived.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/21-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> serpent to the bronze <span class="itali">lived</span><p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/4-42.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 4:42</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הֶעָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖ל <b> וָחָֽי׃ </b> </span><br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of these cities <span class="itali">he might live:</span><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/4-42.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> cities of these <span class="itali">live</span><p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/5-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 5:24</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶת־ הָֽאָדָ֖ם <b> וָחָֽי׃ </b> </span><br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> doth talk with man, <span class="itali">and he liveth.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/5-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> with man <span class="itali">liveth</span><p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/19-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 19:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/19.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יָנ֥וּס שָׁ֖מָּה <b> וָחָ֑י </b> אֲשֶׁ֨ר יַכֶּ֤ה</span><br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> which shall flee <span class="itali">thither, that he may live:</span> Whoso killeth<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/19-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> may flee there <span class="itali">may live</span> when kills<p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/19-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 19:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/19.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הֶעָרִים־ הָאֵ֖לֶּה <b> וָחָֽי׃ </b> </span><br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> unto one of those cities, <span class="itali">and live:</span><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/19-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> cities of these <span class="itali">and live</span><p><b><a href="/text/nehemiah/6-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Nehemiah 6:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶל־ הַהֵיכָ֖ל <b> וָחָ֑י </b> לֹ֖א אָבֽוֹא׃</span><br><a href="/kjvs/nehemiah/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> into the temple <span class="itali">to save his life?</span> I will not go in.<br><a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/6-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> into the temple <span class="itali">his life</span> not go<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/18-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 18:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/18.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְתַרְבִּ֥ית לָקַ֖ח <b> וָחָ֑י </b> לֹ֣א יִֽחְיֶ֗ה</span><br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> increase: <span class="itali">shall he then live?</span> he shall not live:<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/18-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> increase and takes <span class="itali">live</span> shall not live<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/18-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 18:24</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/18.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הָרָשָׁ֛ע יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה <b> וָחָ֑י </b> כָּל־ [צִדְקָתֹו</span><br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [man] doeth, <span class="itali">shall he live?</span> All his righteousness<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/18-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> A wicked does <span class="itali">live</span> to all his righteousness<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/20-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 20:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/20.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אוֹתָ֛ם הָאָדָ֖ם <b> וָחַ֥י </b> בָּהֶֽם׃ </span><br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/20.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> do, <span class="itali">he shall even live</span> in them.<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/20-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> observes A man <span class="itali">live</span><p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/20-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 20:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/20.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֹתָ֤ם הָֽאָדָם֙ <b> וָחַ֣י </b> בָּהֶ֔ם וְאֶת־</span><br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/20.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> do, <span class="itali">he shall even live</span> in them; and my sabbaths<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/20-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> observes A man <span class="itali">live</span> and my sabbaths profaned<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/20-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 20:21</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/20.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אוֹתָ֤ם הָֽאָדָם֙ <b> וָחַ֣י </b> בָּהֶ֔ם אֶת־</span><br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/20.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> do, <span class="itali">he shall even live</span> in them; they polluted<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/20-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> observes a man <span class="itali">live</span> my sabbaths profaned<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/47-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 47:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/47.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הָאֵ֗לֶּה וְיֵרָֽפְאוּ֙ <b> וָחָ֔י </b> כֹּ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־</span><br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/47.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> thither: for they shall be healed; <span class="itali">and every thing shall live</span> whither the river<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/47-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> these become <span class="itali">shall live</span> everything which<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2425.htm">17 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2425.htm">Strong's Hebrew 2425<br>17 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/vachai_2425.htm">wā·ḥay — 16 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vachayah_2425.htm">wā·ḥā·yāh — 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 /> 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