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ḥyh, ḥytˀ
(ḥayyā, ḥayyəṯā)
n.f.
living creature
√
ḥy
adj.
1
animals (collective)
JLAtg
,
PTA
,
Sam
,
Man
,
LJLA
▶
4 citations
TgO Gen1:24
↗
וְחַיַת אַרעָא לִזנַה
wəḥayat ˀarˁāˀ liznah
ܘܚܲܝܲܬ ܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܠܼܙܢܲܗ
ܘܚܲܝܲܬ ܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܠܼܙܢܲܗ
wəḥayat ˀarˁāˀ liznah
וְחַיַת אַרעָא לִזנַה
ܘܚܲܝܲܬ ܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܠܼܙܢܲܗ
ܘܚܲܝܲܬ ܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܠܼܙܢܲܗ
: ground-animals by their kind
;
TN Gen1:25
↗
וברא ממרה דייי ית חייתא דארעא למינה
wbrˀ mmrh dyyy yt ḥyytˀ dˀrˁˀ lmynh
ܘܒܪܐ ܡܡܪܗ ܕܝܝܝ ܝܬ ܚܝܝܬܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܠܡܝܢܗ
ܘܒܪܐ ܡܡܪܗ ܕܝܝܝ ܝܬ ܚܝܝܬܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܠܡܝܢܗ
wbrˀ mmrh dyyy yt ḥyytˀ dˀrˁˀ lmynh
וברא ממרה דייי ית חייתא דארעא למינה
ܘܒܪܐ ܡܡܪܗ ܕܝܝܝ ܝܬ ܚܝܝܬܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܠܡܝܢܗ
ܘܒܪܐ ܡܡܪܗ ܕܝܝܝ ܝܬ ܚܝܝܬܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܠܡܝܢܗ
: The Lord's
memra
created the animals of the earth according to their kind
;
TN Gen9:10
↗
חיתא דארעא
ḥytˀ dˀrˁˀ
ܚܝܬܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ
ܚܝܬܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ
ḥytˀ dˀrˁˀ
חיתא דארעא
ܚܝܬܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ
ܚܝܬܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ
;
PJ Gen8:17
↗
כל חיתא דעימך מכל בישרא בעופא ובבעירא
kl ḥytˀ dˁymk mkl byšrˀ bˁwpˀ wbbˁyrˀ
ܟܠ ܚܝܬܐ ܕܥܝܡܟ ܡܟܠ ܒܝܫܪܐ ܒܥܘܦܐ ܘܒܒܥܝܪܐ
ܟܠ ܚܝܬܐ ܕܥܝܡܟ ܡܟܠ ܒܝܫܪܐ ܒܥܘܦܐ ܘܒܒܥܝܪܐ
kl ḥytˀ dˁymk mkl byšrˀ bˁwpˀ wbbˁyrˀ
כל חיתא דעימך מכל בישרא בעופא ובבעירא
ܟܠ ܚܝܬܐ ܕܥܝܡܟ ܡܟܠ ܒܝܫܪܐ ܒܥܘܦܐ ܘܒܒܥܝܪܐ
ܟܠ ܚܝܬܐ ܕܥܝܡܟ ܡܟܠ ܒܝܫܪܐ ܒܥܘܦܐ ܘܒܒܥܝܪܐ
: all the animals that are with you of every kind of flesh among the fowl and the cattle
(1)
as singular
JLAtg
,
JBAg
,
Man
,
LJLA
▶
4 citations
TgO Gen37:33
↗
חַיתָא בִישתָא אֲכַלתֵיה
ḥaytāˀ biyštāˀ ˀəakalteyh
ܚܲܝܬܵܐ ܒܼܝܫܬܵܐ ܐܲܟܲܠܬܹܝܗ
ܚܲܝܬܵܐ ܒܼܝܫܬܵܐ ܐܲܟܲܠܬܹܝܗ
ḥaytāˀ biyštāˀ ˀəakalteyh
חַיתָא בִישתָא אֲכַלתֵיה
ܚܲܝܬܵܐ ܒܼܝܫܬܵܐ ܐܲܟܲܠܬܹܝܗ
ܚܲܝܬܵܐ ܒܼܝܫܬܵܐ ܐܲܟܲܠܬܹܝܗ
: a bad animal ate him
;
HM(1) 84:(1)33
↗
כל חיתא דמחבלא
kl ḥytˀ dmḥblˀ
ܟܠ ܚܝܬܐ ܕܡܚܒܠܐ
ܟܠ ܚܝܬܐ ܕܡܚܒܠܐ
kl ḥytˀ dmḥblˀ
כל חיתא דמחבלא
ܟܠ ܚܝܬܐ ܕܡܚܒܠܐ
ܟܠ ܚܝܬܐ ܕܡܚܒܠܐ
: every dangerous animal
;
GS 14:2
↗
damia kḏ haita ḏmn gizra ˁtpisqat
: it is like an animal that was separated from its flock
;
PJ Gen9:5
↗
כל חיתא דקטלא לבר נשא
kl ḥytˀ dqṭlˀ lbr nšˀ
ܟܠ ܚܝܬܐ ܕܩܛܠܐ ܠܒܪ ܢܫܐ
ܟܠ ܚܝܬܐ ܕܩܛܠܐ ܠܒܪ ܢܫܐ
kl ḥytˀ dqṭlˀ lbr nšˀ
כל חיתא דקטלא לבר נשא
ܟܠ ܚܝܬܐ ܕܩܛܠܐ ܠܒܪ ܢܫܐ
ܟܠ ܚܝܬܐ ܕܩܛܠܐ ܠܒܪ ܢܫܐ
: every animal that kills a person
(2)
כְחַיַת שֵׁינָא : dangerous wild animal
JLAtg
▶
1 citation
TgJ Hos13:8
↗
וְקַטֵילתִנוּן תַמָן כִבנֵי אַריָוָן כְחַיַת שֵינָא דִמבַזְעָא
wəqaṭeyltinûn tamān kibney ˀaryāwān kəḥayat šeynāˀ dimbazəˁāˀ
ܘܩܲܛܹܝܠܬܼܢܘܼܢ ܬܲܡܵܢ ܟܼܒܢܹܝ ܐܲܪܝܵܘܵܢ ܟܚܲܝܲܬ ܫܹܝܢܵܐ ܕܼܡܒܲܙܥܵܐ
ܘܩܲܛܹܝܠܬܼܢܘܼܢ ܬܲܡܵܢ ܟܼܒܢܹܝ ܐܲܪܝܵܘܵܢ ܟܚܲܝܲܬ ܫܹܝܢܵܐ ܕܼܡܒܲܙܥܵܐ
wəqaṭeyltinûn tamān kibney ˀaryāwān kəḥayat šeynāˀ dimbazəˁāˀ
וְקַטֵילתִנוּן תַמָן כִבנֵי אַריָוָן כְחַיַת שֵינָא דִמבַזְעָא
ܘܩܲܛܹܝܠܬܼܢܘܼܢ ܬܲܡܵܢ ܟܼܒܢܹܝ ܐܲܪܝܵܘܵܢ ܟܚܲܝܲܬ ܫܹܝܢܵܐ ܕܼܡܒܲܙܥܵܐ
ܘܩܲܛܹܝܠܬܼܢܘܼܢ ܬܲܡܵܢ ܟܼܒܢܹܝ ܐܲܪܝܵܘܵܢ ܟܚܲܝܲܬ ܫܹܝܢܵܐ ܕܼܡܒܲܙܥܵܐ
: I killed them there like lions, like a wild beast that rips to pieces
(3)
חַיַת בָרָא : wild animals
JLAtg
▶
1 citation
TgJ Hos2:14
↗
וַאֲשַוֵינוּן לְחוּרשָא וְתֵיכֵילִנוּן חַיַת בָרָא
waˀəašaweynûn ləḥûršāˀ wəteykeylinûn ḥayat bārāˀ
ܘܲܐܲܫܲܘܹܝܢܘܼܢ ܠܚܘܼܪܫܵܐ ܘܬܹܝܟܹܝܠܼܢܘܼܢ ܚܲܝܲܬ ܒܵܪܵܐ
ܘܲܐܲܫܲܘܹܝܢܘܼܢ ܠܚܘܼܪܫܵܐ ܘܬܹܝܟܹܝܠܼܢܘܼܢ ܚܲܝܲܬ ܒܵܪܵܐ
waˀəašaweynûn ləḥûršāˀ wəteykeylinûn ḥayat bārāˀ
וַאֲשַוֵינוּן לְחוּרשָא וְתֵיכֵילִנוּן חַיַת בָרָא
ܘܲܐܲܫܲܘܹܝܢܘܼܢ ܠܚܘܼܪܫܵܐ ܘܬܹܝܟܹܝܠܼܢܘܼܢ ܚܲܝܲܬ ܒܵܪܵܐ
ܘܲܐܲܫܲܘܹܝܢܘܼܢ ܠܚܘܼܪܫܵܐ ܘܬܹܝܟܹܝܠܼܢܘܼܢ ܚܲܝܲܬ ܒܵܪܵܐ
: I shall put them into the forest and the wild animals will eat them
2
zoomorphic angel bearing the divine throne (
see also s.v.
ḥywh
)
LJLA
▶
1 citation
TgTosPr Ezek.1:1 passim
↗
text not cited
3
fig.: vigorous woman
PTA
▶
1 citation
TN Ex1:19
↗
חיין אינון
ḥyyn ˀynwn
ܚܝܝܢ ܐܝܢܘܢ
ܚܝܝܢ ܐܝܢܘܢ
ḥyyn ˀynwn
חיין אינון
ܚܝܝܢ ܐܝܢܘܢ
ܚܝܝܢ ܐܝܢܘܢ
: [=MT חָיוֹת הֵנָּה]
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Note that LJLA prefers the Syriacizing form
ḥywh, ḥywtˀ
.
Page refs. in other dictionaries:
DJPA:
198b
DJBA:
455a
Jastrow:
455
Levy Ch-W:
1:252
Tal Sam:
267b
Qumran:
82
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