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liv´ing krē´ṯuÌ„Ìr: (1) (×—×™Ö¼×” × ×¤×©×, nephesh hÌ£ayyaÌ„h, or ×”×—×™Ö¼×” × ×¤×©×, nephesh hahÌ£ayyaÌ„h (nephesh, “breath†or “living thingsâ€; hÌ£ayyaÌ„h, “livingâ€; compare Arabic nefs, “breath,†hÌ£aiy, “livingâ€)): In the account of the creation this term is used of aquatic animals (), of mammals () and of any animals whatsoever ().
(2) (חיּות, hÌ£ayyoÌ„th, plural of ×—×™Ö¼×”, hÌ£ayyaÌ„h): The name of the “living creatures†of Ezek 1:5-25, which had wings and the faces of a man, a lion, an ox, and an eagle; compare Ezek 10:1-22. (3) (ζῶον, zoÌ„Ìon, “living thing,†“animalâ€): The four “living creatures†(the King James Version “beastsâ€) of , 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.