Yetsur khay (יצור חי) means living creature in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
living creature
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Yetsur khay.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ישות הבנויה מתא אחד או יותר, המסוגלת להתרבות ולקיים חילוף חומרים עם הסביבה.
The word Yetsur khay is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- יְצוּר חַי
- Written without vowel points
- יצור חי
- Said
- yetsur khay
- Root
- י־צ־ר
- Plural
- יְצוּרִים חַיִּים
- Inflections
- ר' יְצוּרִים חַיִּים
- Gematria
- 324
This is how Yetsur khay is said in other languages.
- English
- living creature
These words mean nearly the same as Yetsur khay.
These words mean the opposite of Yetsur khay.
- דומם
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The word Yetsur khay comes from the root י־צ־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Yetsur khay in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Yetsur khay.
What does Yetsur khay (יצור חי) mean in Hebrew?
Yetsur khay (יצור חי) means living creature. It is said yetsur khay, with the stress on tsur.
What is a synonym for Yetsur khay (יצור חי)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Yetsur khay (יצור חי) are אורגניזם.
What is the opposite of Yetsur khay (יצור חי)?
Words that mean the opposite of Yetsur khay (יצור חי) are דומם.
Is Yetsur khay (יצור חי) masculine or feminine?
The word Yetsur khay (יצור חי) is a masculine noun, and its plural is יְצוּרִים חַיִּים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry יצור חי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.