ח־י־ה

Hebrew

Alternative forms

• ח־י־י (kh-y-y)

Etymology

From the Proto-Semitic triliteral root Ḥeth-Yodh-He, from which are rendered terms in various Semitic languages relating to life and living in various significations. Compare Arabic ح ي و (ḥ y w).

Root

ח־י־ה • (kh-y-h)

1. Forming words pertaining to life.

Derived terms

Hebrew terms belonging to the root ח־י־ה (0 c, 7 e)

Further reading

• “ח־י־י” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
• “ח־י־ה”, in Hebrew dictionary and conjugation tables, Pealim.com
• A. Murtonen (1989), “XY(V)”, in Hebrew in Its West Semitic Setting, Part I, Section Bb, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 179
• Klein, Ernest (1987), A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎^[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 214