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מִחְיָה H4241
H4241 is the Hebrew word מִחְיָה, transliterated michyâh and said mikh-yaw'. The King James Version most often renders it quick.
What it means
preservation of life; hence, sustenance; also the live flesh, i.e. the quick.
Where it comes from
from H2421 (חָיָה).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 7 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: preserve life, quick, recover selves, reviving, sustenance, victuals.
Verses using מִחְיָה
All 7 verses, quoted in full.
Leviticus 13:10 · KJV
And the priest shall see him: and, behold, if the rising be white in the skin, and it have turned the hair white, and there be quick raw flesh in the rising;
Leviticus 13:24 · KJV
Or if there be any flesh, in the skin whereof there is a hot burning, and the quick flesh that burneth have a white bright spot, somewhat reddish, or white;
Judges 6:4 · KJV
And they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass.
Judges 17:10 · KJV
And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in.
2 Chronicles 14:13 · KJV
And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar: and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD, and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil.
Ezra 9:8 · KJV
And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.
Ezra 9:9 · KJV
For we were bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4241 mean?
H4241 is the Hebrew word מִחְיָה (michyâh), meaning preservation of life; hence, sustenance; also the live flesh, i.e. the quick.
How is H4241 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it quick (2 times), reviving (2 times), no sustenance (1 time), victuals (1 time), could not recover (1 time).
How many times does H4241 appear in the Bible?
מִחְיָה (michyâh) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4241 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H2421 (חָיָה).
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