Strong’s H2428
חַיִל — chayil
חַיִל (chayil, Strong’s H2428) means: probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength.
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
- H2428
- /khah'-yil/
- 234× in the Bible
- Transliteration
- chayil
- Pronunciation
- khah'-yil
- Occurrences
- 234
Meaning
- Hebrew
- חַיִל
- Definition
- probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
- Derivation
- from H2342 (חוּל);
- King James Version renders it as
- able, activity, ([phrase]) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, ([phrase]) valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).
Derived from
- חוּל chûwlH2342 · to twist or whirl · 61×
Words derived from chayil
- אֲבִיהַיִל ʼĂbîyhayilH32 · Abihail or Abichail · 6×
- אִישׁ־חַיִל ʼÎysh-ChayilH381 · Ishchail
- בֶּן־חַיִל Ben-ChayilH1134 · Ben-Chail · 2×
- חֵיל chêylH2426 · an army · 19×
- חַיִל chayilH2429 · an army · 7×
- חֵילָה chêylâhH2430 · an intrenchment · 1×
- חֵילָם ChêylâmH2431 · Chelam · 2×
- חִילֵן ChîylênH2432 · Chilen · 1×
- חֵלֹן ChêlônH2497 · Chelon · 5×
Where it appears
The first verses that use chayil (234 times in all).
Sources
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