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חָיָה H2421
H2421 is the Hebrew word חָיָה, transliterated châyâh and said khaw-yaw'. The King James Version most often renders it live.
What it means
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive.
Where it comes from
a primitive root (compare H2331 (חָוָה), H2421 (חָיָה)).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 167 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: keep (leave, make) alive, [idiom] certainly, give (promise) life, (let, suffer to) live, nourish up, preserve (alive), quicken, recover, repair, restore (to life), revive, ([idiom] God) save (alive, life, lives), [idiom] surely, be whole.
Verses using חָיָה
The first 40 of 201 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 5:3 · KJV
And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:
Genesis 5:6 · KJV
And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:
Genesis 5:7 · KJV
And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:9 · KJV
And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:
Genesis 5:10 · KJV
And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:12 · KJV
And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:
Genesis 5:13 · KJV
And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:15 · KJV
And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared:
Genesis 5:16 · KJV
And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:18 · KJV
And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:
Genesis 5:19 · KJV
And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:21 · KJV
And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:
Genesis 5:25 · KJV
And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:
Genesis 5:26 · KJV
And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:28 · KJV
And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:
Genesis 5:30 · KJV
And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 6:19 · KJV
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.
Genesis 7:3 · KJV
Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth.
Genesis 9:28 · KJV
And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.
Genesis 11:11 · KJV
And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
Genesis 11:13 · KJV
And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
Genesis 11:15 · KJV
And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
Genesis 11:16 · KJV
And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:
Genesis 11:17 · KJV
And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.
Genesis 11:18 · KJV
And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:
Genesis 11:19 · KJV
And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.
Genesis 11:20 · KJV
And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug:
Genesis 11:21 · KJV
And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.
Genesis 11:22 · KJV
And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:
Genesis 11:23 · KJV
And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
Genesis 11:24 · KJV
And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:
Genesis 11:25 · KJV
And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.
Genesis 11:26 · KJV
And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
Genesis 12:13 · KJV
Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.
Genesis 17:18 · KJV
And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!
Genesis 19:19 · KJV
Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:
Genesis 19:32 · KJV
Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.
Genesis 19:34 · KJV
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.
Genesis 20:7 · KJV
Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.
Genesis 27:40 · KJV
And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.
Common questions
What does Strong's H2421 mean?
H2421 is the Hebrew word חָיָה (châyâh), meaning to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive.
How is H2421 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it live (69 times), lived (37 times), quicken (12 times), surely (9 times), god save (8 times), among others.
How many times does H2421 appear in the Bible?
חָיָה (châyâh) is tagged in 201 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H2421 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root (compare H2331 (חָוָה), H2421 (חָיָה)).
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