חַיchay

living

Pronunciation: khah'-ee · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2417

Meanings

1. of God (Daniel 4:31; Daniel 6:21; Daniel 2:30)

2. life, plural as abstract noun (Daniel 7:12; Ezra 6:10)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 7 times in the Bible.

  • Ezra 6:10 Then they will be able to offer acceptable sacrifices to the God of heaven and pray for the welfare of the king and his sons.
  • Daniel 2:30 And it is not because I am wiser than anyone else that I know the secret of your dream, but because God wants you to understand what was in your heart.
  • Daniel 4:17 For this has been decreed by the messengers; it is commanded by the holy ones, so that everyone may know that the Most High rules over the kingdoms of the world. He gives them to anyone he chooses— even to the lowliest of people.”
  • Daniel 4:34 “After this time had passed, I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven. My sanity returned, and I praised and worshiped the Most High and honored the one who lives forever. His rule is everlasting, and his kingdom is eternal.
  • Daniel 6:20 When he got there, he called out in anguish, “Daniel, servant of the living God! Was your God, whom you serve so faithfully, able to rescue you from the lions?”
  • Daniel 6:26 “I decree that everyone throughout my kingdom should tremble with fear before the God of Daniel. For he is the living God, and he will endure forever. His kingdom will never be destroyed, and his rule will never end.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).