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H2421

חָיָה

châyâh [khaw-yaw'] Verb
Core meaningto live

Lexical Definition

Strong's Hebrew H2421

to live , whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive

KJV usage: keep (leave, make) alive, × certainly, give (promise) life, (let, suffer to) live, nourish up, preserve (alive), quicken, recover, repair, restore (to life), revive, (× God) save (alive, life, lives), × surely, be whole.
Etymology: a primitive root (compare 2331 , 2421 );
Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

. Usage: keep (leave, make) alive, × certainly, give (promise) life, (let, suffer to) live, nourish up, preserve (alive), quicken, recover, repair, restore (to life), revive, (× God) save (alive, life, lives), × surely, be whole. keep (leave, make) alive, × certainly, give (promise) life, (let, suffer to) live, nourish up, preserve (alive), quicken, recover, repair, restore (to life), revive, (× God) save (alive, life, lives), × surely, be whole.

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