Strong’s definition
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
KJV gloss list in the source
keep (leave, make) alive, [idiom] certainly, give (promise) life, (let, suffer to) live, nourish up, preserve (alive), quicken, recover, repair, restore (to life), revive, ([idiom] God) save (alive, life, lives), [idiom] surely, be whole.
Source pronunciation notation: khaw-yaw'
Derivation recorded by Strong
a primitive root (compare H2331 (חָוָה), H2421 (חָיָה));
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