Strong's Lexicon

H2429

H2429 — חַיִל

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Aramaicchayilnoun mascOccurrences: 7TWOT: 2728

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H2429
Word:	חַיִל
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	(Aramaic) corresponding to H2428
Language:	Aramaic
Occurrences:	7
Transliteration:	chayil
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	khah'-yil
Meaning:	1. an army, or strength
KJV Renderings:	aloud, army, X most (mighty), power.

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BDB9524

חַ֫יִל noun masculine power, strength, army (see Biblical Hebrew II. חול , חיל); —

1. power: absolute בְּאֶדְרָע וְחָ֑יִל Ezra 4:23 by force and power; ׳ קרא בְח i.e. call loudly Dan 3:4, בְּחַיִל Dan 4:11; Dan 5:7 ׳ גִּבָּרֵיאח Dan 3:20 mighty men of power.

2. force, army, suffix חֵילֵהּ Dan 3:20 construct חֵיל שְׁמַיָּא Dan 4:32 (= Biblical Hebrew צְכָא הַשָּׁמַיִם).

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

חיל (g’hah’-yil)

Daniel 5:4

KJV: They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.

EHCC: Then an herald cried aluud, (marg. with

Daniel 4:11

KJV: The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth:

EHCC: He cried aloud (marg. with might),

Daniel 5:7

KJV: The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spake, and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.aloud: Chaldee, with mightscarlet: or, purple

EHCC: The king cried aloud (marg. with might)