חי

Hebrew

Root
ח־י־ה (kh-y-h)
7 terms

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ḥyw (“to live”); cognate with Hebrew חַוָּה (khavá).[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

חַי • (kháy) (feminine חַיָּה, masculine plural חַיִּים, feminine plural חַיּוֹת)

  1. alive
  2. living, live
  3. lively

Derived terms

Verb

חַי • (kháy) (pa'al construction)

  1. to live (to be alive, to have life)
  2. to live (to have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside)
    Synonym: גר

Conjugation

Inflection of חי
non-finite forms to-infinitive לִחְיוֹת
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first חָיִיתִי חָיִינוּ
second חָיִיתָ חָיִית חֲיִיתֶם חֲיִיתֶן
third חַי חייתה \ חָיְתָה חָיוּ
present חַי חַיָּה חַיִּים חַיּוֹת
future first אֶחְיֶה נִחְיֶה
second תִּחְיֶה תִּחְיִי תּחְיוּ תִּחְיֶינָה1
third יִחְיֶה תִּחְיֶה יִחְיוּ תִּחְיֶינָה1
imperative חֲיֵה חֲיִי חֲיוּ חֲיֶינָה1

1 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Huehnergard, John (2011) “Proto-Semitic Language & Culture; Semitic Roots”, in American Heritage Dictionary‎[1], 5th edition, Appendix II: Semitic Roots, page 2074 of 2066-2078
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