תִּֽחְיוּ/ן֙
𐤕𐤇𐤉𐤅/𐤍
châyâh
you may live
To live, be alive, exist in a living state; to remain alive, survive, or be spared; to revive or be restored to life from a state near death, illness, or disaster; causatively, to give or sustain life, preserve, keep alive, nourish, or revive someone or something; by extension, to prosper, flourish, or experience well-being. The word conveys both literal physical life and, in extended senses, vitality, restoration, and shared life in social or communal contexts.
Deuteronomy 5:33 · Word #10
Lexicon H2421
| Lemma | חָיָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤉𐤄 |
| Transliteration | châyâh |
| Strong's | H2421 |
| Definition | To live, be alive, exist in a living state; to remain alive, survive, or be spared; to revive or be restored to life from a state near death, illness, or disaster; causatively, to give or sustain life, preserve, keep alive, nourish, or revive someone or something; by extension, to prosper, flourish, or experience well-being. The word conveys both literal physical life and, in extended senses, vitality, restoration, and shared life in social or communal contexts. |
Morphology HVqi2mp/Sn
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
Common Translation
| Phrase | you may live |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2421-47
you will live
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, imperfect (yiqtol), 2nd person masculine plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem expresses the simple active sense "to live" or "be alive." As a 2nd person masculine plural imperfect form, it denotes "you (masculine plural) will live" or ongoing/future living action. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
you may live
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Changed 'you will live' to 'you may live' to reflect the modal nuance of purpose—'in order that you may live' expresses a result or possibility, not a fiat prediction. |