Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
recovery
Usage: 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
Strong's Number
H4241
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
8
Books
5
Strong's H4241 Quick Answer
Strong's H4241 מִחיָה (michyah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. michyah (mikh-yaw') n-f. 1. preservation of life 2. (hence) sustenance It has 8 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include flesh, life, and sustenance. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- michyah (mikh-yaw') n-f. 1. preservation of life 2. (hence) sustenance
- Usage
- 8 linked usages
- Books
- 5 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- flesh, life, and sustenance
Meaning and Definition
michyah (mikh-yaw') n-f. 1. preservation of life 2. (hence) sustenance 3. also the live flesh, i.e. the quick [from H2421] KJV: preserve life, quick, recover selves, reviving, sustenance, victuals. Root(s): H2421
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4241. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H4241 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render michyah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H4241 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 8 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H4241 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H4241 in the Old Testament
8 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.
And the priest shall see him: and, behold, if the rising be white in the skin, and it have turned the hair white, and there be quick raw flesh in the rising;
Or if there be any flesh, in the skin whereof there is a hot burning, and the quick flesh that burneth have a white bright spot, somewhat reddish, or white;
Usage Excerpts
First 8 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4241.
Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.
And the priest shall see him: and, behold, if the rising be white in the skin, and it have turned the hair white, and there be quick raw flesh in the rising;
Or if there be any flesh, in the skin whereof there is a hot burning, and the quick flesh that burneth have a white bright spot, somewhat reddish, or white;
And they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass.
And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in.
And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar: and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD, and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil.
And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.
For we were bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4241, grouped by book.
Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Leviticus 2 usages, Old Testament
Judges 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H4241 FAQ
What does michyah (מִחְיָה) mean?
Michyah (Strong's H4241) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "quick". michyah (mikh-yaw') n-f. 1. preservation of life 2. (hence) sustenance
How many times is michyah (מִחְיָה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 8 linked usages for Strong's H4241 across 5 books.
Where can I study michyah (מִחְיָה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4241 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate michyah (מִחְיָה)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as flesh, life, and sustenance. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.