חַיָּה
chay.yah
- living thing
- animal
STEPBible TBESH
Glosses: living thing
1) living thing, animal
1a) animal
1b) life
1c) appetite
1d) revival, renewal
Aramaic equivalent: che.va (חֵיוָא "beast" H2423)
BDB (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
Glosses: living thing; animal
Root √חיה: חָיָה vb live Qal live be quickened revive , Pi preserve alive let live , give life quicken revive refresh . Hiph preserve alive let live , quicken revive . 283.
חַיָּה n.f living thing animal animal in general wild animals , on account of their vital energy and activity living beings , of the cherubic chariot life , only in late poetry appetite , activity of hunger revival renewal .