חֲיָא chăyâʼ — to live

pronounced khah-yaw' · Strong's H2418 · 6 occurrences in the Aramaic Bible · 1 stem: Pe'al

Translated in the KJV as live, keep alive.

(Aramaic) or חֲיָה; (Aramaic), corresponding to H2421; to live.

chăyâʼ in each stem

Pe'al 6×

Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it

Imperative 5Participle (active) 1

חֱיִ֔י Dan 2:4 Imperative, 2nd person masculine singular

Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation. (KJV)

חֱיִֽי Dan 3:9 Imperative, 2nd person masculine singular

They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever. (KJV)

חֱיִ֔י Dan 5:10 Imperative, 2nd person masculine singular

Now the queen, by reason of the words of the king and his lords, came into the banquet house: and the queen spake and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed: (KJV)

What the stems mean

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