חיים
Hebrew
Pronunciation
Noun
חַיִּים • (ḥayím) m pl (plural construct חַיֵּי־)
(plural only)
- life (period during which one is alive)
- Genesis 23:1, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
- 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.
- Genesis 23:1, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
- life (state of being alive)
- life (the process of life, all biological life)
Declension
Antonyms
- מוות \ מָוֶת (mávet)
Derived terms
Terms derived from the word חיים
- בעל חיים (bá'al ḥayím, “animal”)
- ספר החיים (séfer haḥayím, “book of life”)
- עשה חיים ('asá ḥayím, “had a ball”)
- אורח חיים (óraḥ ḥayím, “lifestyle”)
- החיים הטובים (haḥayím hatovím, “the good life”)
- אלה החיים (éle haḥayím, “c'est la vie”)
- לחיים (leḥáyim, “Cheers”)
- חיי שעה (ḥayéi sha'á, “living the now”)
- חיי נצח (ḥayéi nétzaḥ, “eternal life”)
- מפעל חיים (mif'ál ḥayím, “life's work”)
- סיפור חיים (sippúr ḥayím, “life story”)
- תוחלת חיים (toḥélet ḥayím, “lifespan”)
- על החיים ועל המוות ('al haḥayím ve'ál hamávet, “Here goes”)
Yiddish
Synonyms
- (life): לעבן (lebn)
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