מִחְיָה (miḥyâ) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning preservation of life. It appears
8 times
in 5 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H4241).
Also rendered
recovery
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 644h)
Range of meaning (TWOT 644h)preservation of life, sustenance; reviving; the quick; live flesh; preserve life, recover selves, victuals
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
מִחְיָהnoun, feminine: preservation of life, sustenance
1.preservation of life
2.sustenance
3.reviving
4.the quick
Strong's H4241מִחְיָה: preservation of life; hence, sustenance; also the live flesh, i.e. the quick KJV:preserve life, quick, recover selves, reviving, sustenance, victuals.
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 644: חָיָהḥāyâ — live; be quickened, revive; preserve alive, let live, give life, refresh; keep alive, nourish up, preserve, recover, repair, restore, save, be whole, save life