חיה

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חיה

/ħajˈjaː/
/ħajˈjɔː/ [ħaɟˈɟɔː]
/ħajˈjɔ/ [ħajˈjɔː]
/χaˈja/ West
/ħajˈja/ East
/χaˈjɔ/
/χaˈja/ Modern Israeli
/ˈχa.ja/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

From Proto-Semitic *ḥay(aw)- (“animal”). Cognate with Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān), Classical Syriac ܚܝܘܬܐ (ḥaywəṯā) and Ugaritic 𐎈𐎆𐎉 (ḥwt).

adjective חַיָּה · ḥayá

feminine, indefinite, singular feminine singular indefinite form of חַי (kháy)

noun חַיָּה · ḥayá · חַיּוֹת · חיית־ · חַיַּת־ · חַיּוֹת־

animal (organism other than man)
animal (person who behaves wildly)

Similar: בְּהֵמָה

proper noun חַיָּה · ḥáya

a female given name, Chaya

verb חַיָּה · ḥayá

living, lives: feminine singular present participle and present tense of חַי (kháy).

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noun

Similar: בְּהֵמָה

In English

animal organism
beast non-human animal

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {חיה},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%99%D7%94},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}