"חיה" meaning in Hebrew

See חיה in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /χaˈja/, /ˈχa.ja/ Forms: חַיָּה [canonical], khayá [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-Semitic *ḥay(aw)- (“animal”). Cognate with Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān), Classical Syriac ܚܝܘܬܐ (ḥaywəṯā) and Ugaritic 𐎈𐎆𐎉 (ḥwt). Etymology templates: {{he-rootbox|ח־י־ה}}, {{inh|he|sem-pro|*ḥay(aw)-|gloss=animal}} Proto-Semitic *ḥay(aw)- (“animal”), {{cog|ar|حَيَوَان}} Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān), {{cog|syc|ܚܝܘܬܐ|tr=ḥaywəṯā}} Classical Syriac ܚܝܘܬܐ (ḥaywəṯā), {{cog|uga|𐎈𐎆𐎉|tr=ḥwt}} Ugaritic 𐎈𐎆𐎉 (ḥwt) Head templates: {{head|he|adjective forms|head=חַיָּה|tr=khayá}} חַיָּה • (khayá)
  1. feminine singular indefinite form of חַי (kháy) Tags: feminine, form-of, indefinite, singular Form of: חַי (extra: kháy)
    Sense id: en-חיה-he-adj-04t9qUNw Categories (other): Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters

Proper name

IPA: /χaˈja/, /ˈχa.ja/ Forms: חַיָּה [canonical], kháya [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-Semitic *ḥay(aw)- (“animal”). Cognate with Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān), Classical Syriac ܚܝܘܬܐ (ḥaywəṯā) and Ugaritic 𐎈𐎆𐎉 (ḥwt). Etymology templates: {{he-rootbox|ח־י־ה}}, {{inh|he|sem-pro|*ḥay(aw)-|gloss=animal}} Proto-Semitic *ḥay(aw)- (“animal”), {{cog|ar|حَيَوَان}} Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān), {{cog|syc|ܚܝܘܬܐ|tr=ḥaywəṯā}} Classical Syriac ܚܝܘܬܐ (ḥaywəṯā), {{cog|uga|𐎈𐎆𐎉|tr=ḥwt}} Ugaritic 𐎈𐎆𐎉 (ḥwt) Head templates: {{he-proper noun|g=f|tr=kháya|wv=חַיָּה}} חַיָּה • (kháya) f
  1. a female given name, Chaya Categories (topical): Hebrew female given names, Hebrew given names
    Sense id: en-חיה-he-name-Js5kgPpQ Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters, Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks, Hebrew terms belonging to the root ח־י־ה, Hebrew terms in the pattern קַטְלָה, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 13 54 4 15 15 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters: 22 39 3 8 28 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks: 12 56 5 12 15 Disambiguation of Hebrew terms belonging to the root ח־י־ה: 19 55 2 3 20 Disambiguation of Hebrew terms in the pattern קַטְלָה: 13 65 3 4 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 8 59 2 18 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 48 2 22 15

Noun

IPA: /χaˈja/, /ˈχa.ja/ Forms: חַיָּה [canonical], khayá [romanization], חַיּוֹת [indefinite, plural], חיית [construct, singular], חַיַּת־ [construct, singular], חַיּוֹת־ [construct, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Semitic *ḥay(aw)- (“animal”). Cognate with Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān), Classical Syriac ܚܝܘܬܐ (ḥaywəṯā) and Ugaritic 𐎈𐎆𐎉 (ḥwt). Etymology templates: {{he-rootbox|ח־י־ה}}, {{inh|he|sem-pro|*ḥay(aw)-|gloss=animal}} Proto-Semitic *ḥay(aw)- (“animal”), {{cog|ar|حَيَوَان}} Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān), {{cog|syc|ܚܝܘܬܐ|tr=ḥaywəṯā}} Classical Syriac ܚܝܘܬܐ (ḥaywəṯā), {{cog|uga|𐎈𐎆𐎉|tr=ḥwt}} Ugaritic 𐎈𐎆𐎉 (ḥwt) Head templates: {{he-noun|cons=חיית|consdwv=חַיַּת|g=f|pat=קַטְלָה|pl=חַיּוֹת|plcons=חַיּוֹת|tr=khayá|wv=חַיָּה}} חַיָּה • (khayá) f (plural indefinite חַיּוֹת, singular construct חיית / חַיַּת־, plural construct חַיּוֹת־) [pattern: קַטְלָה]
  1. animal (organism other than man)
    Sense id: en-חיה-he-noun-X4j0DGza
  2. animal (person who behaves wildly)
    Sense id: en-חיה-he-noun-qfxkHYtJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: בְּהֵמָה (b'hemá) Derived forms: חיית בר (khayát bar), חיית מחמד (khayát makhmád)

Verb

IPA: /χaˈja/, /ˈχa.ja/ Forms: חַיָּה [canonical], khayá [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-Semitic *ḥay(aw)- (“animal”). Cognate with Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān), Classical Syriac ܚܝܘܬܐ (ḥaywəṯā) and Ugaritic 𐎈𐎆𐎉 (ḥwt). Etymology templates: {{he-rootbox|ח־י־ה}}, {{inh|he|sem-pro|*ḥay(aw)-|gloss=animal}} Proto-Semitic *ḥay(aw)- (“animal”), {{cog|ar|حَيَوَان}} Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān), {{cog|syc|ܚܝܘܬܐ|tr=ḥaywəṯā}} Classical Syriac ܚܝܘܬܐ (ḥaywəṯā), {{cog|uga|𐎈𐎆𐎉|tr=ḥwt}} Ugaritic 𐎈𐎆𐎉 (ḥwt) Head templates: {{head|he|verb forms|head=חַיָּה|tr=khayá}} חַיָּה • (khayá), {{he-verb form|tr=khayá|wv=חַיָּה}} חַיָּה • (khayá)
  1. living, lives: feminine singular present participle and present tense of חַי (kháy).
    Sense id: en-חיה-he-verb-LIgm6WKu Categories (other): Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters

Inflected forms

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        "2": "adjective forms",
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      "name": "head"
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  "pos": "adj",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters",
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          "חַי",
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    {
      "ipa": "/χaˈja/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈχa.ja/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "חיה"
}

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "word": "חיית בר"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "word": "חיית מחמד"
    }
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    },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "חַיּוֹת",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "חיית",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "חַיַּת־",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "חַיּוֹת־",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "g": "f",
        "pat": "קַטְלָה",
        "pl": "חַיּוֹת",
        "plcons": "חַיּוֹת",
        "tr": "khayá",
        "wv": "חַיָּה"
      },
      "expansion": "חַיָּה • (khayá) f (plural indefinite חַיּוֹת, singular construct חיית / חַיַּת־, plural construct חַיּוֹת־) [pattern: קַטְלָה]",
      "name": "he-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "animal (organism other than man)"
      ],
      "id": "en-חיה-he-noun-X4j0DGza",
      "links": [
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          "animal"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "animal (person who behaves wildly)"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "animal"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/χaˈja/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈχa.ja/"
    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "b'hemá",
      "word": "בְּהֵמָה"
    }
  ],
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}

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      "name": "he-rootbox"
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "uga",
        "2": "𐎈𐎆𐎉",
        "tr": "ḥwt"
      },
      "expansion": "Ugaritic 𐎈𐎆𐎉 (ḥwt)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Semitic *ḥay(aw)- (“animal”). Cognate with Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān), Classical Syriac ܚܝܘܬܐ (ḥaywəṯā) and Ugaritic 𐎈𐎆𐎉 (ḥwt).",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "חַיָּה",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
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    },
    {
      "form": "kháya",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
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  ],
  "head_templates": [
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        "tr": "kháya",
        "wv": "חַיָּה"
      },
      "expansion": "חַיָּה • (kháya) f",
      "name": "he-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
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          "_dis": "22 39 3 8 28",
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        {
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        {
          "_dis": "19 55 2 3 20",
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          "parents": [],
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a female given name, Chaya"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ],
        [
          "Chaya",
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        ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/χaˈja/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈχa.ja/"
    }
  ],
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}

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    {
      "form": "חַיָּה",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
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  ],
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      "name": "he-verb form"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "living, lives: feminine singular present participle and present tense of חַי (kháy)."
      ],
      "id": "en-חיה-he-verb-LIgm6WKu",
      "links": [
        [
          "living",
          "live"
        ],
        [
          "חַי",
          "חי#Hebrew"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/χaˈja/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈχa.ja/"
    }
  ],
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}
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    },
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    },
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      "form": "חַיָּה",
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          "חַי",
          "חי#Hebrew"
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      "ipa": "/χaˈja/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈχa.ja/"
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}

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      "roman": "khayát bar",
      "word": "חיית בר"
    },
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      "roman": "khayát makhmád",
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    }
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      "form": "khayá",
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      "form": "חַיּוֹת",
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    {
      "form": "חיית",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "חַיַּת־",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "pl": "חַיּוֹת",
        "plcons": "חַיּוֹת",
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        "wv": "חַיָּה"
      },
      "expansion": "חַיָּה • (khayá) f (plural indefinite חַיּוֹת, singular construct חיית / חַיַּת־, plural construct חַיּוֹת־) [pattern: קַטְלָה]",
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      ],
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        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "animal (person who behaves wildly)"
      ],
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        [
          "animal",
          "animal"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/χaˈja/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈχa.ja/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "roman": "b'hemá",
      "word": "בְּהֵמָה"
    }
  ],
  "word": "חיה"
}

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      "form": "חַיָּה",
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      "form": "kháya",
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  "pos": "name",
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        "a female given name, Chaya"
      ],
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          "Chaya",
          "Chaya#English"
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/χaˈja/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈχa.ja/"
    }
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      },
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    },
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      "form": "khayá",
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    {
      "args": {
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        "living, lives: feminine singular present participle and present tense of חַי (kháy)."
      ],
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        [
          "living",
          "live"
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          "חַי",
          "חי#Hebrew"
        ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/χaˈja/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈχa.ja/"
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  "word": "חיה"
}

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