חַי
ḥay
living
Strong's H2417AdjectiveAramaicTWOT 2727a

חַי (ḥay) is an Aramaic adjective meaning living. It appears 7 times in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H2417).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2727a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2727a)living; alive, life; that liveth
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

חַי adjective: living

Strong's H2417 חַי: alive; also (as noun in plural) life
KJV:life, that liveth, living.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 2727: חֲיָא ḥăyāʾ — live; live for ever!; let live; keep alive

See it in Scripture

Ezra 6:10Daniel 2:30

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