chaya · live

What it means

chaya (חֲיָא) is an Aramaic word of the Bible that means “live”.

To live (Aramaic). "O king, live forever!" is a greeting to the king.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Have life; spare another's life; "long life!".

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• live ×5
• he kept alive ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Daniel 2:4

  And the Chaldeans spoke to the king in Aramaic: “O king, live forever! Tell the dream to your servants, and we will declare the interpretation.”

• Daniel 3:9

  They answered and said to King Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, live forever!

• Daniel 5:10

  The queen, because of the words of the king and his nobles, came into the house of the feast. The queen answered and said, “O king, live forever! Do not let your thoughts trouble you, and do not let your color change.

• Daniel 5:19

  and because of the greatness that he gave him, all the peoples, nations, and languages were trembling and fearing before him; whom he wished he killed, and whom he wished he kept alive, and whom he wished he raised up, and whom he wished he brought low.

• Daniel 6:6

  Then these supervisors and satraps came thronging to the king and said this to him: “King Darius, live forever!

• Daniel 6:21

  Then Daniel spoke with the king: “O king, live forever!