לָנֶ˜צַח אַל־תִּתֵּן לְחַיַּת נֶפֶשׁ תֹּורֶךָ חַיַּת ψ 74:19 give not the soul of thy turtle-dove to the wild beasts, the life of thine afflicted do not forget for ever: RV Hi Pe Bae Sch render thus, giving חית diff. meanings in the two clauses, the former being archaic fem. abs. Ges § 80, 2. R. 2 ; text doubtless corrupt, read poss. למות Schr R i, for לחית , or לשׁחת Kroch; Gr either of these; Che either, or better לחרב .
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[
חָיֶה
S
2422
TWOT
644e
GK
2650
]
adj.
having the vigour of life, lively
(
on format.
v. Lag
BN 49)
—fpl.
חָיֹות
Ex 1:19
(
E
), of Hebrew women in childbirth, bearing quickly, easily.
•
חַיִּים
TWOT
644f
n.m.
Dt 28:66
pl.abstr
.emph.
life
,
ח׳
Gn 2:7
+;
חַיִּין
Jb 24:22
(Aramaism
Ges
§ 87 (1) a
);
חַיֵּי
Gn 23:1
+;
sf.
חַיַּי
Gn 47:9
+;
חַיָּ˜יְכִי
ψ 103:4
; (
Ges
§ 91 (2) R. 2
), etc.;—
1.
life:
physical
Gn 27:46 Ex 1:14
(
P
),
Dt 28:66
(×2) 2 S 11:1
1;
15:21 Is 38:12 Je 8:23 La 3:5
3,
58 Ez 7:13 Jb 3:2
0;
7:7
;
9:21
;
10:12
;
24:22
ψ 7:6
;
17:14
;
21:5
;
26:9
;
31:11
;
34:13
;
63:4
;
64:2
;
66:9
;
88:4 ; 103:4 Pr 18:21 Ec 2:1 7; 6:12 ; 7:13 ; 9:9 (×2) 10:19 Jon 2: 7; 4:3 , 8 ; חַיֵּי שׂרה life of Sarah Gn 23:1 ( P ); שְׁנֵי ח׳ years of the life of 2 S 19:35 Gn 23: 1; 25:7 , 17 ; 47:8 , 9 (×2), 28 Ex 6:1 6, 18 , 20 ( P ); שָׁנָה לח׳ Gn 7:11 ( P ); שְׁנֹות חַיִּים Pr 3: 2; 4:10 ; 9:11 ; יְמֵי ח׳ days of the life of Ec 2: 3; 5:17 , 19 ; 6:12 ; 8:15 ; 9:9 ; כֹּל יְמֵי ח׳ Gn 3:1 4, 17 ( J ) Dt 4:9 ; 6:2 ; 16:3 ; 17:19 Jos 1: 5; 4:14 ( D ) 1 S 1:11 ; 7:15 1 K 5: 1; 11:34 ; 15:5 , 6 , 2 K 25:29 , 30 = Je 52:3 3, 34 , Is 38:20 (poem of Hez.) ψ 23:6 ; 27:4 ; 128:5 Pr 31:1 2; בּח׳ in or during one’s life Gn 27:46 ( P ) Lv 18:18 ( H ) Ju 16:30 2 S 1:2 3; 18:18 ψ 49:19 ; 63:5 ; 104:33 ; 146:2 Jb
10:1 Ec 3:1 2; 9:3 ; רוּחַ ח׳ Gn 6:1 7; 7:15 ( P ); ח׳ רוּחִי Is 38:16 (poem of Hez.); ח׳ בשׂרים Pr 14:3 0; ח׳ ( רוּחַ ) נִשְׁמַת Gn 2: 7; 7:22 ( J ). 2. life: as welfare and happiness in king’s presence Pr 16:15 ; as consisting of earthly felicity combined (often) with spiritual blessedness Dt 30:6 , 15 , 19 (×2), 20 ; 32:47 ψ 30:6 ;
133:3 Pr 3:2
2;
4:13
,
22
;
8:35
;
10:16
;
11:19
;
12:28
;
19:23
;
21:21
;
22:4 Mal 2:
5; used only once distinctly of eternal life (late)
ח׳ עולם
Dn 12:
2;
אֵל חַיָּ˜י
ψ 42:9
God of my life;
מעוז ח׳
ψ 27:1
;
מקור ח׳
ψ 36:10
Pr 10:1
1;
13:14
;
14:27
;
16:22
;
עֵץ (ה)חַיִּים
Gn 2:
9;
3:22
,
24
(
J
)
Pr 3:18
;
11:30
;
13:12
;
15:4
;
ארח ח׳
ψ 16:11
Pr 5:
6;
15:24
;
ארח לח׳
Pr 10:1
7;
ארחות ח׳
Pr 2:1
9;
(ה)חַיִּים
Sch F. W. Schultz. Gr H. Grätz. abstr. abstract.