חיים
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חיים¹
- /ħajˈjiːm/
- /ħajˈjiːm/ [ħaɟˈɟiːm]
- /ħajˈjim/ [ħæjˈjiːm]
- /χaˈjim/ West
- /ħajˈjim/ East
- /χaˈjim/
- [ˈχa.jim]
- [ˈχa.jɪm]
- /χaˈ(j)im/ Modern Israeli
- /ħaˈ(j)im/ Modern Israeli
Rhymes with -im
Where it comes from
Cognate with Arabic حَيَاة (ḥayāh).
noun חַיִּים · khayím · חַיֵּי־ · חַיַּי · חַיֵּינוּ
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life (period during which one is alive)
וַיִּהְיוּ חַיֵּי שָׂרָה מֵאָה שָׁנָה וְעֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וְשֶׁבַע שָׁנִים שְׁנֵי חַיֵּי שָׂרָה׃
Opposite: מוות//מָוֶת
- life (state of being alive)
- life (the process of life, all biological life)
חיים²
- /ħajˈjiːm/
- /ħajˈjiːm/ [ħaɟˈɟiːm]
- /ħajˈjim/ [ħæjˈjiːm]
- /χaˈjim/ West
- /ħajˈjim/ East
- /χaˈjim/
- [ˈχa.jim]
- [ˈχa.jɪm]
- /χaˈ(j)im/ Modern Israeli
- /ˈχa.(j)im/ Modern Israeli
- /ħaˈ(j)im/ Modern Israeli
- /ˈħa.(j)im/ Modern Israeli
Rhymes with -im
proper noun חַיִּים · kháyim
- a male given name, Haim and Chaim
חיים³
- /ħajˈjiːm/
- /ħajˈjiːm/ [ħaɟˈɟiːm]
- /ħajˈjim/ [ħæjˈjiːm]
- /χaˈjim/ West
- /ħajˈjim/ East
- /χaˈjim/
- [ˈχa.jim]
- [ˈχa.jɪm]
- /χaˈ(j)im/ Modern Israeli
- /ħaˈ(j)im/ Modern Israeli
Rhymes with -im
adjective חַיִּים · khayím
- masculine plural indefinite form of חַי (kháy)
verb חַיִּים · khayím
- Masculine plural present participle and present tense of חי (khay)
In English
- life the state of being alive
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