חיים
Hebrew
Etymology
Root |
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ח־י־ה (kh-y-h) |
From the root ח־י־ה (ḥ-y-). Compare Arabic حَيَاة (ḥayāh).
Pronunciation
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- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Ashkenazi" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /xaˈjim/, [ˈxa.jim], [ˈxa.jɪm]
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- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Yemenite Hebrew" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ħæˈjim/
- Rhymes: -im
Adjective
חַיִּים • (khayím) m pl
Noun
חַיִּים • (ḥayím) m pl (plural construct חַיֵּי־) (plural only)
- life (period during which one is alive)
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- וַיִּהְיוּ חַיֵּי שָׂרָה מֵאָה שָׁנָה וְעֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וְשֶׁבַע שָׁנִים שְׁנֵי חַיֵּי שָׂרָה׃
- vayihyú khayéi sará me'á shaná v'esrím shaná v'shéva' shaním sh'néi khayéi sará.
wayyihyū ḥayyē śārā mēʾā šānā wəʿeśrīm šānā wəšéḇaʿ šānīm šənē ḥayyē śārā. - And the life of Sarah was a hundred and seven and twenty years; these were the years of the life of Sarah.
- vayihyú khayéi sará me'á shaná v'esrím shaná v'shéva' shaním sh'néi khayéi sará.
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- life (state of being alive)
- life (the process of life, all biological life)
Declension
Antonyms
- מוות / מָוֶת (mávet)
Derived terms
- אורח חיים (óraḥ ḥayím, “lifestyle”)
- אלה החיים (éle haḥayím, “c'est la vie”)
- בעל חיים (bá'al ḥayím, “animal”)
- החיים הטובים (haḥayím hatovím, “the good life”)
- חיי נצח (ḥayéi nétzaḥ, “eternal life”)
- חיי שעה (ḥayéi sha'á, “living the now”)
- חיים פרטיים m (khayím pratiyím)
- לחיים (leḥáyim, “Cheers”)
- מפעל חיים (mif'ál ḥayím, “life's work”)
- סיפור חיים (sippúr ḥayím, “life story”)
- ספר החיים (séfer haḥayím, “book of life”)
- על החיים ועל המוות ('al haḥayím ve'ál hamávet, “Here goes”)
- עשה חיים ('asá ḥayím, “had a ball”)
- תוחלת חיים (toḥélet ḥayím, “lifespan”)
Proper noun
חַיִּים • (kháyim) m
- a male given name, Haim or Chaim
Verb
חַיִּים • (khayím)
Yiddish
Etymology
From Hebrew חַיִּים (khayím, “life”).
Noun
חיים • (khayem) m
Related terms
- לחיים (lekhayem)
Proper noun
חיים • (khayem) m
- a male given name: Chaim
Categories:
- Hebrew terms belonging to the root ח־י־ה
- Hebrew terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Hebrew/im
- Rhymes:Hebrew/im/2 syllables
- Hebrew non-lemma forms
- Hebrew adjective forms
- Hebrew lemmas
- Hebrew nouns
- Hebrew pluralia tantum
- Hebrew masculine nouns
- Hebrew terms with quotations
- Hebrew proper nouns
- Hebrew given names
- Hebrew male given names
- Hebrew verb forms
- Yiddish terms borrowed from Hebrew
- Yiddish terms derived from Hebrew
- Yiddish terms derived from the Hebrew root ח־י־ה
- Yiddish lemmas
- Yiddish nouns
- Yiddish masculine nouns
- yi:Religion
- Yiddish proper nouns
- Yiddish given names
- Yiddish male given names