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OSHB 1 Ki 1:25 יְחִי (yəḩī) Strongs=2421 Lemma=‘חָיָה’
contextual word gloss=‘may_he_live’ word gloss=‘long_live’
Morphology=Vqj3ms PoS=qal_verb Type=jussive Person=third Gender=masculine Number=singular
Year=-1015

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Other uses (9) of identical word form יְחִי (Morphology=Vqj3ms PoS=qal_verb Type=jussive Person=third Gender=masculine Number=singular) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘יְחִי’ (Morphology=Vqj3ms PoS=qal_verb Type=jussive Person=third Gender=masculine Number=singular) has 2 different glosses: ‘let_him_live’, ‘may_he_live’.

DEU 33:6 contextual word gloss=‘let_him_live’ word gloss=‘live’ OSHB DEU 33:6 word 1

OET-LV: 6 Rəʼūⱱēn Let _him _live and_not let _him _die and_let _it _be men _of_his number. (DEU_33:6)

OET-RV: ¶  6 Let Reuven live and not die,
⇔ but let his men be few.” (DEU 33:6)

1 SAM 10:24 contextual word gloss=‘may_he_live’ word gloss=‘long_live’ OSHB 1 SAM 10:24 word 20

OET-LV: 24 And_ Shəmū^ʼēl/(Samuel) _he/it _said to all _of the_people do_you(pl)_see the_one_whom he _has _chosen in/on/over_him/it YHWH if/because there_is_not like_him in_all the_people and_ all _of _they _shouted the_people and_they _said may _he _live the_king. (SA1_10:24)

OET-RV: 24 Then Shemuel announced to everyone, “Can you see the one that Yahweh has chosen? Certainly there’s no one else like him among all the people.”
¶ All the people saw that and responded, “Long live the king.” (SA1 10:24)

2 SAM 16:16 contextual word gloss=‘may_he_live’ word gloss=‘long_live’ OSHB 2 SAM 16:16 word 14

OET-LV: 16 And_he/it _was when he _came Ḩūshay the_Arkite the _friend _of Dāvid to ʼAⱱīshālōm and_ Ḩūshay _he/it _said to ʼAⱱīshālōm may _he _live the_king may _he _live the_king. (SA2_16:16)

OET-RV: 16 When David’s friend Hushay (the Arkite) came to Abshalom, he greeted him, “May the king live. May the king live.” (SA2 16:16)

2 SAM 16:16 contextual word gloss=‘may_he_live’ word gloss=‘long_live’ OSHB 2 SAM 16:16 word 16

OET-RV: 16 When David’s friend Hushay (the Arkite) came to Abshalom, he greeted him, “May the king live. May the king live.” (SA2 16:16)

1 KI 1:31 contextual word gloss=‘may_he_live’ word gloss=‘live’ OSHB 1 KI 1:31 word 9

OET-LV: 31 And_ Bath- _she _bowed _low sheⱱaˊ face ground and_she _bowed _down to/for_the _king and_she/it _said my_master may _he _live the_king Dāvid to_vanishing _point. (KI1_1:31)

OET-RV: 31 Batsheva knelt down and bowed her face to the floor and said, “May my master, the king David live forever.” (KI1 1:31)

1 KI 1:34 contextual word gloss=‘may_he_live’ word gloss=‘long_live’ OSHB 1 KI 1:34 word 14

OET-LV: 34 And_he _will _anoint DOM_him/it there Tsādōq the_priest/officer and_Nātān the_prophet to_king over Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_you(pl)_will _give _a _blast on_horn and_you(pl)_will _say may _he _live the_king Shəlomoh. (KI1_1:34)

OET-RV: 34 Then you two, Tsadok and Natan, must anoint him there as king over Yisrael. Then blow the horn and shout, ‘Let King Shelomoh live!’ (KI1 1:34)

1 KI 1:39 contextual word gloss=‘may_he_live’ word gloss=‘long_live’ OSHB 1 KI 1:39 word 17

OET-LV: 39 And_ Tsādōq _he/it _took the_priest/officer DOM the _horn _of (the)_oil from the_tent and_he _anointed DOM Shəlomoh/(Solomon) and_they _gave _a _blast on_horn and_ all _of _they _said the_people may _he _live the_king Shəlomoh. (KI1_1:39)

OET-RV: 39 Tsadok the priest took the horn of oil from the sacred tent and anointed Shelomoh with it, and they blew the horn and all the people shouted, “Let King Shelomoh live!” (KI1 1:39)

2 KI 11:12 contextual word gloss=‘may_he_live’ word gloss=‘long_live’ OSHB 2 KI 11:12 word 17

OET-LV: 12 And_he _brought _out DOM the _son _of the_king and_he/it _gave on/upon/above_him/it DOM the_crown and_DOM the_transcript and_they _made _king DOM_him/it and_they_anointed _him and_they _struck a _palm and_they _said may _he _live the_king. (KI2_11:12)

OET-RV: 12 Then the priest brought young Yoash out and put the crown on his head. He handed him the official scroll, and they anointed him and made him king. Then they clapped their hands and shouted, “Long live the king!” (KI2 11:12)

2 CHR 23:11 contextual word gloss=‘may_he_live’ word gloss=‘long_live’ OSHB 2 CHR 23:11 word 17

OET-LV: 11 And_they _brought _out DOM the _son _of the_king and_they _put on/upon/above_him/it DOM the_crown and_DOM the_transcript and_they _made _king DOM_him/it and_they_anointed _him Yəhōyādāˊ and_his _of_sons and_they _said may _he _live the_king. (CH2_23:11)

OET-RV: 11 Then they brought out young Yoash and put a crown on his head and gave him a scroll with the agreement on it, and proclaimed him as king. Then Yehoyada and his sons anointed him with olive oil and shouted, “Long live the king!” (CH2 23:11)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘חָיָה’’ have 3 different glosses: ‘let_him_live’, ‘may_he_live’, ‘may_it_live’.