חָיָה
châyâh(khaw-yaw')
“to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive”
270 occurrencesOld TestamentCommon word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
Translated in KJV as
keep (leave, make) alive[idiom] certainlygive (promise) life(let, suffer to) livenourish uppreserve (alive)quickenrecoverrepairrestore (to life)revive([idiom] God) save (alive, life, lives)[idiom] surelybe whole.
Etymology
a primitive root (compare H2331 (חָוָה), H2421 (חָיָה));
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“And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.”