Hebrew Learning Guide
Adjectives

root חיה

pattern KAL

חַי chay
חַיָּה chaya

live, alive, living

Adjective forms

masc. singular fem. singular masc. plural fem. plural
חַי chay
חַיָּה chaya
חַיִּים chayim
חַיּוֹת chayot

Notes

The final radical of this word disappears or turns into a vowel in inflected forms.

The first radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.

See also

  • Noun – haktala pattern, feminine הַחְייָאָה resuscitation; rejuvenation, revitalization, reinvigoration
  • Noun – katla pattern, feminine חַיָּה animal, beast
  • Adjective חִיּוּנִי vital, crucial; vibrant, vivacious
  • Noun – feminine חִיּוּת vitality, liveliness
  • Verb – pa'al לִחְיוֹת to live
  • Verb – hif'il לְהַחֲיוֹת to revive, to resuscitate
  • Noun חַייְזָר 👽 alien, extraterrestrial life from
  • Noun – kal pattern, masculine, plural חַיִּים life
  • Noun – miktal pattern, feminine מִחְיָה sustenance, means for a living
  • Noun – tkilla pattern, feminine תְּחִייָּה revival, renaissance