חי
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חי
- /ˈħajj/
- /ˈħaj/ [ˈħaːj]
- /ˈħaj/ [ˈħæːj]
- /ˈχaj/ West
- /ˈħaj/ East
- /ˈχaj/
- /ˈχaj/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
From Proto-Semitic *ḥyw (“to live”); cognate with Hebrew חַוָּה (khavá).
Compare with Arabic حَيّ (ḥayy) and Ge'ez ሐይወ (ḥäywä).
adjective חַי · kháy · חַיָּה · חַיִּים · חַיּוֹת
- alive
- living, live
- lively
- raw
verb חַי · kháy · לִחְיוֹת · חָיִיתִי · חָיִינוּ · חָיִיתָ
- to live (to be alive, to have life)
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to live (to have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside)
Similar: גר
In English
Talk about this word "חי." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%99. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. חי. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%99 "חי." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%99.Cite this
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title = {חי},
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