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Lexicon :: Strong's H2417 - ḥay

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חַי
Transliteration
ḥay
Pronunciation
khah'-ee
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2727a

Strong’s Definitions

חַי chay, khah'-ee; (Aramaic) from H2418; alive; also (as noun in plural) life:—life, that liveth, living.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's H2417 in the following manner: living (4x), life (2x), live (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's H2417 in the following manner: living (4x), life (2x), live (1x).

  1. alive, living, life

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חַי chay, khah'-ee; (Aramaic) from H2418; alive; also (as noun in plural) life:—life, that liveth, living.
STRONGS H2417: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

† חַי adjective living (Biblical Hebrew H2416 id); —
1. of God: absolute ח׳ Daniel 4:31 [Dan 4:34], emphatic חַיָא Daniel 6:21 [Dan 6:20]. 27; men, plural emphatic חַיַיָא the living Daniel 2:30; Daniel 4:14 [Dan 4:17].
2. plural as abstract noun life (Biblical Hebrew H2416 חַיִּים): חַיִּין Daniel 7:12; construct חַיֵּי Ezra 6:10.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ezra

6:10

Daniel

2:30; 4:17; 4:31; 6:21; 6:27; 7:12

H2417

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2417 matches the Hebrew חַי (ḥay),
which occurs 7 times in 7 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:10 - that they may offer sweet savours to the God of heaven, and that they may pray for the life of the king and his sons.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:30 - Moreover, this mystery has not been revealed to me by reason of wisdom which is in me beyond all others living, but for the sake of making known the interpretation to the king, that thou mightest know the thoughts of thine heart.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:17 - The matter is by the decree of the watcher, and the demand is a word of the holy ones; that the living may know that the Lord is most high over the kingdom of men, and he will give it to whomsoever he shall please, and will set up over it that which is set at nought of men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:34

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:34 - And at the end of the time I Nabuchodonosor lifted up mine eyes to heaven, and my reason returned to me, and I blessed the Most High, and praised him that lives for ever, and gave him glory; for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom lasts to all generations:

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:20 - (LXX 6:21) And when he drew near to the den, he cried with a loud voice, Daniel, servant of the living God, has thy God, whom thou servest continually, been able to deliver thee from the lion's mouth?

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:26 - (LXX 6:27) This decree has been set forth by me in every dominion of my kingdom, that men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living and eternal God, and his kingdom shall not be destroyed, and his dominion is for ever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:12 - And the dominion of the rest of the wild beasts was taken away; but a prolonging of life was given them for certain times.
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