Chayim

The hebrew word for “life” is chayim.  The “im” ending means that it’s written in the plural.  Some say the reason for this is because life cannot be lived alone.  Cain learned this the hard way when he murdered his brother Abel.  God came to Cain afterwards and told him, “The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to Me from the ground,” cf. Genesis 4:10.  This is interesting because the LORD says that blood has a voice, which has been confirmed through the scientific discovery of DNA.  Also in this instance, the word “blood” in hebrew is in the plural.  The verse literally says, “The voice of your brother’s bloods cry to Me from the ground”.  Some commentators understand this to mean that when Cain murdered Abel, he not only murdered his brother but all of his descendants as well.

God was merciful to Cain in spite of his sin, and He has been merciful to us, “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,” cf. Romans 3:23.  Not only has the LORD granted us physical life, but He now offers us eternal life through His Son Yeshua the Messiah.  John 1:4, “In Him was life (chayim), and the life was the Light of men.”