חִיּ֔וּ
𐤇𐤉𐤅
châyâh
they had saved alive
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.
Judges 21:14 · Word #9
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 HVpp3cp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
Common Translation
| Phrase | they had saved alive |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2421-11
they kept alive
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Piel stem (intensive/causative), perfect conjugation, 3rd person common plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Piel stem gives a causative/intensive sense, indicating that the subject caused others to live or preserved them. The perfect 3rd person common plural form is rendered as a completed action: "they kept alive." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
they kept alive
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | SIBI-P1 matches the causative sense ('they kept alive') needed for the context. |