H2428 — חַיִל (chayil)

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Strong's H2428 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: חַיִל (chayil)

Pronunciation: khah'-yil

Morphology: n-m

Derivation: from חוּל (chûwl) [H2342];

Definition: probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength

KJV Renderings: 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).

Senses

  1. strength, might, efficiency, wealth, army
    1. strength
    2. ability, efficiency
    3. wealth
    4. force, army

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G1410 δύναμαι dýnamai of uncertain affinity to be able or possible be able, can (do, + -not), could, may, might, be possible, be of power
G1411 δύναμις dýnamis from G1410 force (literally or figuratively); specially, miraculous power (usually by implication, a miracle itself) ability, abundance, meaning, might(-ily, -y, -y deed), (worker of) miracle(-s), power, strength, violence, mighty (wonderful) work
G1415 δυνατός dynatós from G1410 powerful or capable (literally or figuratively); neuter possible able, could, (that is) mighty (man), possible, power, strong
G1484 ἔθνος éthnos probably from G1486 a race (as of the same habit), i.e. a tribe; specially, a foreign (non-Jewish) one (usually, by implication, pagan) Gentile, heathen, nation, people
G2142 εὐπορία euporía from the same as G2141 pecuniary resources wealth
G2479 ἰσχύς ischýs from a derivative of ἰς (is) (force; compare ἔσχον (éschon), a form of G2192) forcefulness (literally or figuratively) ability, might(-ily), power, strength
G2480 ἰσχύω ischýō from G2479 to have (or exercise) force (literally or figuratively) be able, avail, can do(-not), could, be good, might, prevail, be of strength, be whole, + much work
G3793 ὄχλος óchlos from a derivative of G2192 (meaning a vehicle) a throng (as borne along); by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot company, multitude, number (of people), people, press
G3816 παῖς paîs perhaps from G3817 a boy (as often beaten with impunity), or (by analogy), a girl, and (genitive case) a child; specially, a slave or servant (especially a minister to a king; and by eminence to God) child, maid(-en), (man) servant, son, young man
G4149 πλοῦτος ploûtos from the base of G4130 wealth (as fulness), i.e. (literally) money, possessions, or (figuratively) abundance, richness, (specially), valuable bestowment riches
G4171 πόλεμος pólemos from πέλομαι (pélomai) (to bustle) warfare (literally or figuratively; a single encounter or a series) battle, fight, war
G4752 στρατεία strateía from G4754 military service, i.e. (figuratively) the apostolic career (as one of hardship and danger) warfare
G4756 στρατιά stratiá feminine of a derivative of στρατός (stratós) (an army; from the base of G4766, as encamped) camp-likeness, i.e. an army, i.e. (figuratively) the angels, the celestial luminaries host
G4760 στρατόπεδον stratópedon from the base of G4756 and the same as G3977 a camping-ground, i.e. (by implication) a body of troops army
G4864 συναγωγή synagōgḗ from (the reduplicated form of) G4863 an assemblage of persons; specially, a Jewish "synagogue" (the meeting or the place); by analogy, a Christian church assembly, congregation, synagogue
G4983 σῶμα sōma from G4982 the body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively bodily, body, slave
H2342 חוּל chûwl or חִיל (chîyl); a primitive root properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervert bear, (make to) bring forth, (make to) calve, dance, drive away, fall grievously (with pain), fear, form, great, grieve, (be) grievous, hope, look, make, be in pain, be much (sore) pained, rest, shake, shapen, (be) sorrow(-ful), stay, tarry, travail (with pain), tremble, trust, wait carefully (patiently), be wounded

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.

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