International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Living CreatureLIVING CREATURE
liv'-ing kre'-tur:
(1) (nephesh chayyah, or nephesh hachayyah (nephesh, "breath" or "living things"; chayyah, "living"; compare Arabic nefs, "breath," chaiy, "living")): In the account of the creation this term is used of aquatic animals (Genesis 1:21), of mammals (Genesis 1:24) and of any animals whatsoever (Genesis 2:19).
(2) ([chayyoth], plural of chayyah): The name of the "living creatures" of Ezekiel 1:5-25, which had wings and the faces of a man, a lion, an ox, and an eagle; compare Ezekiel 10:1-22.
(3) (zoon, "living thing," "animal"): The four "living creatures" (the King James Version "beasts") of Revelation 4:6, etc., the first like a lion, the second like a calf, the third having a face as of a man, and the fourth like an eagle, having each six wings.
See CREATURE, LIVING.
Alfred Ely Day
Strong's Hebrew
5315. nephesh -- a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire ...... herself (12), Himself (4), himself (19), human (1), human being (1), hunger (1),
life (146), life* (1), lifeblood* (2), lives (34),
living creature (1), longing
... /hebrew/5315.htm - 7k 2416. chay -- alive, living
... whether literally or figuratively -- + age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company,
congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance ...
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2421b. chayyah -- living thing, animal
... thing, animal NASB Word Usage animals (2), appetite (1), beast (27), beasts (43),
creature (2), creatures (3), life (9), life* (1), live* (1), living beings (15 ...
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