חָיָה
haya (ḥāyâ)
/khaw-YAW/
“to live, have life, revive”
To live, preserve alive, revive, recover from death or sickness; theological in Deuteronomy ('that you may live') and Ezekiel ('shall these dry bones live?').
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
Primitive root.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
livesave aliverevivequicken
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: חָיָה (to live, have life, revive) -> G2198
LXX conceptual translation: חָיָה (to live, have life, revive) -> G2227
Key Biblical Occurrences (7)
Foundational passages where חָיָה (haya) carries significant theological or narrative weight.