חי

Hebrew

Etymology

From חיה

Pronunciation

חי / ḥay / khah'ee

Adjective

חַי (ħay)

1. alive; hence raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively: - + age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life, lifetime, maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
2. living, live
3. lively

Related words

• גר (gar), while חי can describe living in both senses, existence and residency, גר defines only the latter.

References

• Strong’s concordance number: H2416