Lexical Definition

‎חֲיָא‎ chăyâʼ (khah-yaw') to live ^A:V
(Aramaic) or חֲיָה chăyâh (khah-yaw'); (Aramaic), corresponding to ‎חָיָה‎

live, keep alive.

• to live

1) to live
1a) (P'al) to live
1b) (Aphel) to let live, keep alive

See Greek: ἐξεγείρω

Extended Information

Aramaic of: חָיָה

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Hebrew form: חָיָה
[‎חֲיָא‎] verb live (see Biblical Hebrew ‎תָיָה‎); —

Pe`al Imperative ‎לְעָֽלְמִין חֱיִי‎ live for ever! Dan 2:4; Dan 3:9; Dan 5:10; Dan 6:7*; Dan 6:22*. Hiph`il Participle ‎מַחֵא‎ (K^{§ 11. 3 b}) γ) Hpt^{Kmp. Dn. 28}) Dan 5:19 let live.

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