מִחְיָה (miḥyâ) is a Hebrew noun meaning preservation of life. It appears 8 times in 5 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4241).

Also rendered

• recovery

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 644h)

Root family 644: חָיָה ḥāyâ — live, have life, remain alive, sustain life, live prosperously, live forever. Also be quickened, revive from sickness, discouragement, or even death

• חַי ḥayyîm — kinsfolk
• חָיָה ḥāyâ — live
• חָיַי ḥāyay — live
• חַיּוּת ḥayyût — living widows
• חָיֶה ḥāyeh — having the vigour of life

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