Khaya (חיה) means animal in Hebrew.
It can also mean beast. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
animal, beast
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Khaya.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פרט מממלכה של יצורים רב תאיים ניידים (מלבד ספוגיים) שצורכים אנרגיה על ידי צריכת יצורים אחרים, למעט האדם.
וְעַתָּה לְכוּ וְנַהַרְגֵהוּ וְנַשְׁלִכֵהוּ בְּאַחַד הַבֹּרוֹת וְאָמַרְנוּ חַיָּה רָעָה אֲכָלָתְהוּ וְנִרְאֶה מַה-יִּהְיוּ חֲלֹמֹתָיו.
- 2כינוי גנאי, בהשאלהאדם שאינו נוהג על־פי הכללים המקובלים בחברה.
- 3מטאפיזיקהנשמה, רוח חיים.
בְּרֹב דַּרְכֵּךְ יָגַעַתְּ, לֹא אָמַרְתְּ נוֹאָשׁ; חַיַּת יָדֵךְ מָצָאת, עַל־כֵּן לֹא חָלִית.
- 4שם פרטי לנקבה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Khaya is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חַיָּה
- Written without vowel points
- חיה
- Said
- khaya
- Root
- ח־י־ה
- Pattern
- קַטְלָה
- Plural
- חַיּוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' חַיּוֹת, חַיַּת־
- Gematria
- 23
This is how Khaya is said in other languages.
- English
- animal, beast
- Arabic
- حيوان
- Russian
- животное, зверь
- French
- animal, bête
- Spanish
- animal, bestia
- German
- Tier
These words mean nearly the same as Khaya.
- בעל חייםanimal
- בהמהbeast
- פרא אדם
- נפש
- נשמהsoul
- רוח
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Khaya.
These words rhyme with Khaya.
The word Khaya is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אין חיה כזאת
- גן חיות
- וילדע חיה
- חית אדם
- חית בר
- חית טרף
- חיית מחמד
- חיה רעה
- מלך החיות
- שווארצע חיה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Khaya comes from the root ח־י־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Khaya in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khaya.
What does Khaya (חיה) mean in Hebrew?
Khaya (חיה) means animal and beast. It is said khaya, with the stress on ya.
What is a synonym for Khaya (חיה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khaya (חיה) are בעל חיים, בהמה, פרא אדם, נפש, נשמה, and רוח.
What is the opposite of Khaya (חיה)?
Words that mean the opposite of Khaya (חיה) are בן אדם.
What rhymes with Khaya (חיה)?
Words that rhyme with Khaya (חיה) include אונייה, סקריה, שתייה, ראייה, בעיה, and רבייה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חיה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.