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H4241

מִחְיָה

mich.yahH:N-F

recovery

1) preservation of life, sustenance 1a) preservation of life 1b) sustenance 1c) reviving 1d) the quick of the flesh, live flesh, tender or raw flesh

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

מִחְיָה noun feminine preservation of life, sustenance, ׳מ Gen 45:5 + 4 t.; construct מִחְיַת Lev 13:10; Lev 13:24 suffix מִחְיָתֶ֑ךָ Judg 17:10 —

1. preservation of life Gen 45:5 (E), 2Chr 14:12.
2. sustenance Judg 6:4; Judg 17:10.
3. reviving, Ezra 9:8; Ezra 9:9.
4. the quick (בָּשָׂר) מִחְיַת the quick (or raw spot) of the flesh Lev 13:10; Lev 13:24 (P).

7 occurrences

Genesis (1), Leviticus (2), Judges (2), Ezra (2)