Khay (חי) means alive in Hebrew.
It can also mean living, animal, live, and raw. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
alive, living, animal, live
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 5 meanings for Khay.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1נושם, יש נשמה באפו, פעיל, חיוני.
וַיֹּאמֶר יוֹסֵף אֶל-אֶחָיו אֲנִי יוֹסֵף, הַעוֹד אָבִי חָי
- 2שקשור לבעלי חיים.
- 3שאינו מבושל. שאינו מעובד.
- 4בהשאלהכמות שהוא.
- 5נשבעתי ב־
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלִיָּהוּ; חַי יהוה צְבָאוֹת אֲשֶׁר עָמַדְתִּי לְפָנָיו, כִּי הַיּוֹם אֵרָאֶה אֵלָיו.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Khay is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- חַי
- Written without vowel points
- חי
- Said
- khay
- Root
- ח־י־ה
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Plural
- חַיִּים
- Feminine form
- חַיָּה
- Inflections
- נ׳ חַיָּה, ר׳ חַיִּים, נ״ר חַיּוֹת
- Gematria
- 18
This is how Khay is said in other languages.
- English
- alive, living, animal, live, raw
These words mean nearly the same as Khay.
- אנימלי
- בחיי
- חייתי
- ישיר
- נא
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Khay.
- מת
- צמחי
- דומם
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Khay.
The word Khay is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אבר מן החי
- אגדה חיה
- אש חיה
- גדר חיה
- דוגמה חיה
- הופעה חיה
- הלך בדרך כל חי
- יצור חי
- כה לחי
- לחם חי
- שידור חי
- חס על החי וחי על החסה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Khay comes from the root ח־י־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Khay in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khay.
What does Khay (חי) mean in Hebrew?
Khay (חי) means alive, living, and animal. It is said khay, with the stress on khay.
What is a synonym for Khay (חי)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khay (חי) are אנימלי, בחיי, חייתי, ישיר, and נא.
What is the opposite of Khay (חי)?
Words that mean the opposite of Khay (חי) are מת, צמחי, and דומם.
What rhymes with Khay (חי)?
Words that rhyme with Khay (חי) include חקלאי, תנאי, גיא, הגאי, אולי, and סיני.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.