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חיים

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Hebrew

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Root
ח־י־ה (kh-y-h)
7 terms

Etymology 1

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Cognate with Arabic حَيَاة (ḥayāh).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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חַיִּים (khayímm pl (plural construct חַיֵּי־)

  1. life (period during which one is alive)
    Antonym: מוות / מָוֶת (mávet)
  2. life (state of being alive)
  3. life (the process of life, all biological life)
Declension
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Declension of חַיִּים
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
plural indefinite חַיִּים first חַיַּי חַיֵּינוּ
definite הַחַיִּים second חַיֶּיךָ חַיַּיִךְ חַיֵּיכֶם חַיֵּיכֶן
construct חַיֵּי־ third חַיָּיו חַיֶּיהָ חַיֵּיהֶם חַיֵּיהֶן
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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חַיִּים (kháyimm

  1. a male given name, Haim or Chaim

Etymology 3

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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חַיִּים (khayím)

  1. masculine plural indefinite form of חַי (kháy)

Verb

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חַיִּים (khayím)

  1. Masculine plural present participle and present tense of חי (khay)

Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Hebrew חַיִּים (khayím, life).

Noun

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חיים (khayemm

  1. (especially in the context of religion) life
    Synonym: לעבן (lebn)
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Proper noun

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חיים (khayemm

  1. a male given name, Chaim