חיים

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ח־י־ה (kh-y-h)

Cognate with Arabic حَيَاة (ḥayāh).

Pronunciation

Adjective

חַיִּים • (khayím)

  1. masculine plural indefinite form of חַי (kháy)

Noun

חַיִּים • (khayím) m pl (plural construct חַיֵּי־) (plural only)

  1. life (period during which one is alive)
  2. life (state of being alive)
  3. life (the process of life, all biological life)

Declension

Declension of חַיִּים
Number Isolated forms With possessive pronouns
State Form Person singular plural
m. f. m. f.
plural indefinite חַיִּים first חַיַּי חַיֵּינוּ
definite הַחַיִּים second חַיֶּיךָ חַיַּיִךְ חַיֵּיכֶם חַיֵּיכֶן
construct חַיֵּי־ third חַיָּיו חַיֶּיהָ חַיֵּיהֶם חַיֵּיהֶן

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Proper noun

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חַיִּים • (kháyim) m

  1. a male given name, Haim or Chaim

Verb

חַיִּים • (khayím)

  1. living, are living, live: masculine plural present participle and present tense of חי (khay).

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew חַיִּים (khayím, “life”).

Noun

חיים • (khayem) m

  1. (especially in the context of religion) life
    Synonym: לעבן (lebn)

Proper noun

חיים • (khayem) m

  1. a male given name: Chaim
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