חַיּוּת f. (b. h.; חָיָה) living, support. Ber. 61ᵇ במקים חַיּוּתֵנוּ (חַיּוּתֵינוּ) in the element in which we live (the water). Gen. R. s. 20 (play on חַוָּה) ניתנה לו לחַיּוּתוֹ וכ׳ she had been given to him for his strength, but she advised him like a serpent; a. e.—Pl. חַיּוֹת, v. next w.
חַיּוּת
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חַיּוּת f. (b. h.; חָיָה ) living, support . Ber. 61ᵇ במקים חַיּוּתֵנוּ ( חַיּוּתֵינוּ ) in the element in which we live (the water). Gen. R. s. 20…
References
- Jastrow, חָיָה 1
- Berakhot 61b:11
- Bereishit Rabbah 20:12
- Jastrow, חַוָּהּ 1
- Jastrow, חַיּוּת 1
- Jastrow, חַיּוּתָא 1