Hebrew word study
חַיִלchayil — probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources
Pronounced “khah'-yil”
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
Translated in the King James 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).
Appears 243 times in Scripture
Origin: from H2342 (חוּל);
Read it in context & ask Abram about this wordWhere it appears
Genesis — 2×
Numbers — 3×
Joshua — 4×
1 Samuel — 9×
2 Samuel — 12×
1 Kings — 9×
2 Kings — 17×
1 Chronicles — 28×
2 Chronicles — 27×
Ezra — 1×
Nehemiah — 4×
Esther — 2×
Psalms — 18×
Ecclesiastes — 2×
Isaiah — 9×
Jeremiah — 32×
Jeremiah 15:13Jeremiah 17:3Jeremiah 32:2Jeremiah 34:1Jeremiah 34:7Jeremiah 34:21Jeremiah 35:11Jeremiah 37:5Jeremiah 37:7Jeremiah 37:10Jeremiah 37:11Jeremiah 38:3Jeremiah 39:1Jeremiah 39:5Jeremiah 40:7Jeremiah 40:13Jeremiah 41:11Jeremiah 41:13Jeremiah 41:16Jeremiah 42:1Jeremiah 42:8Jeremiah 43:4Jeremiah 43:5Jeremiah 46:2Jeremiah 46:22+ 7 more in Jeremiah
Ezekiel — 13×
Daniel — 6×
Obadiah — 2×
Micah — 1×
Nahum — 1×
Habakkuk — 1×
Zephaniah — 1×
Zechariah — 3×
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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.