Mikhya (מחייה) means living in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
living
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Mikhya.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חיים. חיות.
וַיִּפֹּל מִכּוּשִׁים לְאֵין לָהֶם מִחְיָה כִּי נִשְׁבְּרוּ לִפְנֵי ה'
- 2מה שמאפשר חיים. מזון וכל הנצרך לחי.
וְעַתָּה אַל תֵּעָצְבוּ וְאַל יִחַר בְּעֵינֵיכֶם כִּי מְכַרְתֶּם אֹתִי הֵנָּה כִּי לְמִחְיָה שְׁלָחַנִי אֱלֹהִים לִפְנֵיכֶם
- 3בשר מכה ופצע שהעלה ארוכה.
וְרָאָה הַכֹּהֵן וְהִנֵּה שְׂאֵת לְבָנָה בָּעוֹר וְהִיא הָפְכָה שֵׂעָר לָבָן וּמִחְיַת בָּשָׂר חַי בַּשְׂאֵת
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Mikhya is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מִחְיָה
- Written without vowel points
- מחייה
- Said
- mikhya
- Root
- ח־י־ה
- Pattern
- מִקְטָלָה
- Plural
- אין. נס' מִחְיַתוֹ מִחְיָתְךָ מִחְיָתָהּ מִחְיָתָם
- Inflections
- ר' אין. נס' מִחְיַתוֹ מִחְיָתְךָ מִחְיָתָהּ מִחְיָתָם
- Gematria
- 73
This is how Mikhya is said in other languages.
- English
- living
These words rhyme with Mikhya.
The word Mikhya is part of these phrases and sayings.
- יקר מחיה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Mikhya comes from the root ח־י־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Mikhya in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Mikhya.
What does Mikhya (מחייה) mean in Hebrew?
Mikhya (מחייה) means living. It is said mikhya, with the stress on ya.
What rhymes with Mikhya (מחייה)?
Words that rhyme with Mikhya (מחייה) include אונייה, חיה, סקריה, שתייה, ראייה, and בעיה.
Is Mikhya (מחייה) masculine or feminine?
The word Mikhya (מחייה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is אין. נס' מִחְיַתוֹ מִחְיָתְךָ מִחְיָתָהּ מִחְיָתָם.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מחיה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.