ations : ▁ ▁, ▁ ▁, ▁ ▁), ▁is ▁a ▁name ▁of ▁Heb rew ▁origin ▁which ▁means ▁" life ". ▁Its ▁first ▁usage ▁can ▁be ▁trac ed ▁to ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁popular ▁name ▁among ▁Jewish ▁people . ▁The ▁femin ine ▁form ▁for ▁this ▁name ▁is ▁Ch aya ▁( ▁, ▁Class ical ▁Heb rew : ▁, ▁Isra eli ▁Heb rew : ▁; ▁English ▁pron unci ations : ▁ ▁, ▁ ▁). ▁ ▁Ch ai ▁is ▁the ▁Heb rew ▁word ▁for ▁" al ive ". ▁According ▁to ▁Kab al lah , ▁the ▁name ▁Hay im ▁helps ▁the ▁person ▁to ▁remain ▁health y , ▁and ▁people ▁were ▁known ▁to ▁add ▁Hay im ▁as ▁their ▁second ▁name ▁to ▁improve ▁their ▁health . ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Cha im ▁is ▁a ▁common ▁sp elling ; ▁however , ▁since ▁the ▁ph on em ic ▁pattern ▁is ▁unusual ▁for ▁English ▁words , ▁Hay im ▁is ▁often ▁used ▁as ▁an ▁alternative ▁sp elling . ▁The ▁" ch " ▁sp elling ▁comes ▁from ▁transl iter ation ▁of ▁the ▁Heb rew ▁letter ▁" ch et ", ▁which ▁also ▁starts ▁words ▁like ▁Chan uk ah , ▁Ch anna , ▁etc ., ▁which ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁sp elled ▁as ▁Han uk ah ▁and ▁Hann ah . ▁It ▁is ▁cogn ate ▁to ▁the ▁Arab ic ▁word ▁ ▁( ), ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁meaning , ▁der iving ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁Pro to - S emit ic ▁root . ▁ ▁L ' Ch a im ▁in ▁Heb rew ▁is ▁a ▁to