חַיּוּתָא

חַיּוּתָאch. 1) same, life, livelihood. Yoma 85a עיקר ח׳וכ׳ the real life is in the nose (cessation of breath from the nostrils is the main sign of death); Sot.45b.Ḥull.19b כי נפקא ח׳ when life escapes. B. Bath.21b פסקת לה לחַיּוּתָאִי Ar. (ed. חַיּוּתִי, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 20) thou disturbest my livelihood. Macc.10a עבד ליה ח׳וכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. עביד … מידי דתיהוי ליה ח׳) make life for him so that he may live (give him security of life); ib. עביד ליה מידי דתיהוי ליה ח׳ prepare for him something which secures life (religious study); Yalk. Deut. 829; 921.Gitt.12a עביד ליה ח׳ טפי you must allow him a more ample living (than under ordinary conditions).Pes.89a (ref. to מהיות, Ex. 12:4) מחַיּוּתֵיה דשה from the lamb while it is yet alive (you may withdraw). Ib. וד״ש סבר מחַיּוֹתָיו דשה Ms. M. 2 (Ar. מחיותיה, ed. מהֲוַיָּיתֵיה) R. S. says, from the life of the lamb in both senses (during life proper and as long as the blood has not yet been sprinkled; v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 70). 2) womb. Bekh.21b, v. אֲצַר II. 3) animal, v. next w.