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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 Box Ezr 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:10 - so that they may be offering incense to the God of heaven and may be praying for the good fortune of the king and his family.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:30 - As for me, this mystery was revealed to me not because I possess more wisdom than any other living person, but so that the king may understand the interpretation and comprehend the thoughts of your mind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:17 - This announcement is by the decree of the sentinels; this decision is by the pronouncement of the holy ones, so that those who are alive may understand that the Most High has authority over human kingdoms, and he bestows them on whomever he wishes. He establishes over them even the lowliest of human beings.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:34

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:34 - But at the end of the appointed time I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up toward heaven, and my sanity returned to me. I extolled the Most High, and I praised and glorified the one who lives forever. For his authority is an everlasting authority, and his kingdom extends from one generation to the next.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:20 - As he approached the den, he called out to Daniel in a worried voice, "Daniel, servant of the living God, was your God whom you continually serve able to rescue you from the lions?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:26 - I have issued an edict that throughout all the dominion of my kingdom people are to revere and fear the God of Daniel. "For he is the living God; he endures forever. His kingdom will not be destroyed; his authority is forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:12 - As for the rest of the beasts, their ruling authority had already been removed, though they were permitted to go on living for a time and a season.
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