Strong H2418חֲיָא

to live

Transliteration
chăyâ' chăyâh
Pronunciation
{khah-yaw'} khah-yaw'
Morphology
Aramaic Verb

Definition

(Chaldee); corresponding to H2421; to live: - {live} keep alive.

Detailed definition

1) to live
1a) (P'al) to live
1b) (Aphel) to let live, keep alive

In the Bible

Strong H2418 appears in 6 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • live5
  • keep1

First verses

  1. Daniel 2:4
    Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.
  2. Daniel 3:9
    They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever.
  3. Daniel 5:10
    Now the queen, by reason of the words of the king and his lords, came into the banquet house: and the queen spake and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed:
  4. Daniel 5:19
    And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down.
  5. Daniel 6:6
    Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever.
  6. Daniel 6:21
    Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.
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