חי

Hebrew

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Etymology

From חיה

Adjective

חַי (kháy) m sg indef.

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

Verb

חַי (kháy) (pa'ál construction)

1. to live

Conjugation

Conjugation table

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לִחְיוֹת
finite forms		masculine singular	feminine singular	masculine plural	feminine plural
past	first person	חָיִיתִי		חָיִינוּ
	second person	חָיִיתָ	חָיִית	חֲיִיתֶם	חֲיִיתֶן1
	third person	חָיָה, חַי	חייתה \ חָיְתָה	חָיוּ
present	all persons	חַי	חַיָּה	חַיִּים	חַיּוֹת
future	first person	אֶחְיֶה		נִחְיֶה
	second person	תִּחְיֶה	תִּחְיִי	תּחְיוּ	תִּחְיֶינָה2
	third person	יִחְיֶה	תִּחְיֶה	יִחְיוּ	תִּחְיֶינָה2
imperative	second person	חֲיֵה	חֲיִי	חֲיוּ	חֲיֶינָה2
notes		Uncommon in modern informal Hebrew, but used in formal speech and writing. Uncommon in modern Hebrew.

Related terms

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

References

• Strong’s concordance number: H2416