Strongs H2428

← H2428 ⌂ →

חַיִל (chayil) n-m (khah'-yil)
Source: from H2342;
Meaning: probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
KJV: able, activity, ( ) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, ( ) valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

h.bg.ab

חַ֫יִל 244 occurrences n.m. strength, efficiency, wealth, army

1 strength, usu. physical
2 ability, efficiency, often involving moral worth
3 wealth
4 force, army

Displaying only every 10^th verse out of 220:

JOL 2:22

OET-LV: 22 Do _not fear Oh _animals _of the_field if/because the_pastures _of they _are _green the_wilderness if/because the_tree[s] it _has _borne fruit _of_its the_fig _tree and_the_vine they _have _given strength _of_their. (JOL_2:22)

OET-RV: 22 Don’t worry, you animals in the countryside,
⇔ because the pastures in the wilderness have sprouted,
⇔ and the tree has borne its fruit—
⇔ the fig tree and the grapevine have produced their best. (JOL 2:22)

SA1 16:18

OET-LV: 18 And_he _answered one of_the _young_men and_he/it _said HERE I _have _seen a _son of_Yishay/(Jesse) the _Bēyt- lehemite who_knows to _play and_a _mighty_man_of strength and_a _man _of war and_one_discerning _of message and_a _man _of form and_YHWH with_him/it. (SA1_16:18)

OET-RV: 18 Then one of his servants spoke up, “Listen, I’ve noticed one of the sons of Yishay in Bethlehem who knows how to play. He’s also a very powerful warrior, as well as being good looking and wise in what he says. And Yahweh is with him.” (SA1 16:18)

JOL 2:25

OET-LV: 25 And_I _will _restore to/for_you(pl) DOM the_years which it _has _eaten the_locust[s] the_locust[s] and_the_locust[s] and_the_locust[s] army _of_my (the)_great which I _sent among_you(pl). (JOL_2:25)

OET-RV: 25 “And I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust and the hopping locust,
⇔ the destroying locust and the cutting locust have eaten—
⇔ my huge army that I sent among you. (JOL 2:25)

JER 46:2

OET-LV: 2 Of_Miʦrayim/(Egypt) on the _army _of Parˊoh Nəkoh the _king _of Miʦrayim which it _was at the _river _of Pərāt at_Karkəməysh/(Carchemish) which he _defeated Nəⱱūkadneʦʦar the _king _of Bāⱱel in_year (the)_fourth of_Yəhōyāqīm the _son _of Yʼoshiy^yāh the _king _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah). (JER_46:2)

OET-RV: 2 This is about the army of the Egyptian king Far-oh Nekoh (Pharaoh Necho) who was at Karkemish by the Perat (Euphrates) river. That was the army that the Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar defeated in the fourth year of the reign of Yehudah’s King Yehoyakim (Jehoiakim), son of Yoshiyah (Josiah): (JER 46:2)

JDG 3:29

OET-LV: 29 And_they _struck _down DOM Mōʼāⱱ at_time (the)_that about_ten _of thousand(s) man every _of stout_person and_all man _of strength and_not anyone he _escaped. (JDG_3:29)

OET-RV: 29 Then they attacked Moab and killed around ten thousand men—all strong and capable yet none of them escaped. (JDG 3:29)

CH1 7:11

OET-LV: 11 All _of these were_the _sons _of Yədīˊₐ^ʼēl to_the _heads _of the _fathers mighty_men_of strength(s) seven- teen thousand and_two _hundreds were_going _forth _of war for_battle. (CH1_7:11)

OET-RV: 11 All those descendants of Yediael were clan leaders and strong warriors, having 17,200 men ready to go to war. (CH1 7:11)

SA2 13:28

OET-LV: 28 and_ ʼAⱱīshālōm _he/it _commanded DOM servants _of_his to_say look please just_as _is _good the _heart _of ʼAmnōn with_wine and_I _will _say to_you(pl) strike _down DOM ʼAmnōn and_you(pl)_will _kill DOM_him/it do _not be _afraid am_not (cmp) I I _have _commanded you(pl) be _strong and_become (into)_sons _of strength. (SA2_13:28)

OET-RV: 28 Then Abshalom prepared his young men, “Listen now, when Amnon gets a bit drunk from the wine and I tell you all, ‘Strike Amnon!’ then you’ll kill him. You all don’t need to be afraid because I myself am the one commanding you. Be courageous warriors.” (SA2 13:28)

JER 41:11

OET-LV: 11 and_ Yōḩānān/(Johanan) _he/it _listened the _son _of Qārēaḩ and_all the _commanders _of the _armies who with_him/it DOM all _of the_evil which Yishmāˊ^ʼēl/(Ishmael) he _had _done the _son _of Nətan^yāh. (JER_41:11)

OET-RV: 11 Meanwhile Kareah’s son Yohanan and all the army commanders with him, heard about all the evil things that Netanyah’s son Yishmael had done, (JER 41:11)

CH2 17:16

OET-LV: 16 and_on his/its_hand ˊAmaş^yāh the _son _of Zikrī who_volunteered to/for_YHWH and_were_with_him two _hundred thousand mighty_man_of strength. (CH2_17:16)

OET-RV: • 16 Next was Zikri’s son Amasyah, who volunteered for Yahweh and commanded two-hundred thousand warriors. (CH2 17:16)

KI2 25:1

OET-LV:  and_he/it _was in_the _year _of (of)_the_ninth of_reigning_his in_month (the)_tenth on_ten of_month Nebuchadnezzar he _came the _king _of Bāⱱel he and_all army _of_his on Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) and_he _encamped on/upon_it(f) and_they _built on/upon_it(f) a _siege-work all _around. (KI2_25:1)

OET-RV:  In the ninth year of Tsidkiyah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, the Babylonian King Nevukadnetstsar brought all his army to Yerushalem. They made their camp outside the city, and then built attack structures all around it (KI2 25:1)

CH2 33:14

OET-LV: 14 And_after thus he _rebuilt the_wall outer of_the _city _of of _Dāvid westward of_Giyḩōn in_wadi and_to_go in_the _gate _of the _fish(es) and_he _went _around (to)_ˊOfel and_he_made _it _high very and_he/it _assigned commanders _of the_army in_all the_cities (the)_fortified in_Yəhūdāh/(Judah). (CH2_33:14)

OET-RV: 14 After that, he rebuilt the outer wall for ‘The City of David’ on the west of Gihon to the Fish Gate and around the hill—also making it higher. Then he stationed army commanders in all of Yehudah’s fortified cities. (CH2 33:14)

EXO 14:9

OET-LV: 9 And_ Miʦrayim _they _pursued after_them and_they _overtook them encamping at the_sea every _of (the)_horse _of the _chariotry _of Parˊoh and_horsemen _of_his and_army _of_his at Pi- hahiroth to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before Baˊal- Tsəfōn. (EXO_14:9)

OET-RV: 9 The Egyptians pursued them and all of Far’oh’s horses and chariots, along with his mounted soldiers and his foot army, overtook them camping above the sea above Pi Hahiroth, across from Baal-Zephon. (EXO 14:9)

SA1 14:48

OET-LV: 48 And_he/it _made strength and_he _defeated DOM ˊAmālēq and_he _delivered DOM Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) from_the _hand _of those _who_plundered _it. (SA1_14:48)

OET-RV: 48 He acted bravely and defeated even the Amalekites, always rescuing Yisrael from those who came in to plunder it. (SA1 14:48)

SA1 31:12

OET-LV: 12 And_ every _of _they _arose man _of strength and_they _went all _of the_night and_they _took DOM the _corpse _of Shāʼūl and_DOM the _corpses _of his _sons _of_his from_the _wall _of Bēyt Shan and_they _came to_Yāⱱēsh and_they _burnt DOM_them there. (SA1_31:12)

OET-RV: 12 all their warriors walked all night to take Sha’ul’s body and those of his sons, off the wall at Beyt-Shan. They took them back to Yabesh and burnt them there. (SA1 31:12)

RUT 2:1

OET-LV:  And_belonged_to_Nāˊₒmī a _relative to/for_her/its_man/husband a _man mighty _of wealth from_the _clan _of ʼElīmelek and_his/its_name was_Boˊaz. (RUT_2:1)

OET-RV:  Now there was a relative there of Naomi’s deceased husband. His name was Boaz and he was a very wealthy man from the same clan as Elimelek had been. (RUT 2:1)

CH2 24:24

OET-LV: 24 If/because with_a _small _number _of men they _came the _army _of ʼArām and_YHWH he _gave in_hand _of_their an _army to_increase _in _number exceedingly if/because they _had _abandoned DOM YHWH the _god _of their _ancestors _of_their and_DOM Yōʼāsh they _did judgement(s). (CH2_24:24)

OET-RV: 24 Actually, the Arameans only had a smallish army, but Yahweh allowed them to defeat the much larger army from Yehudah and bring punishment to King Yoash, because they’d abandoned Yahweh, their ancestors’ god. (CH2 24:24)

PSA 18:33

OET-LV: 33  the_god who_girds _of_me strength and_he/it _gave blameless way _of_my. (PSA_18:33)

OET-RV: 33 He makes me sure-footed like a deer,
⇔ and places me in the hills. (PSA 18:33)

PSA 33:16

OET-LV: 16 Not the_king is_saved by_greatness _of army a _warrior not he _is _delivered by_greatness _of strength. (PSA_33:16)

OET-RV: 16 No king is saved by a huge army.
⇔ ≈ A warrior isn’t saved by his great strength. (PSA 33:16)

KI1 11:28

OET-LV: 28 And_the_man Yārāⱱəˊām was_a _mighty_man_of strength and_he/it _saw Shəlomoh DOM the _young_man if/because _that was_doing _of (of)_work he and_he _appointed DOM_him/it to/from_all/each/any/every the _forced _labour _of the _house _of Yōşēf/(Joseph). (KI1_11:28)

OET-RV: 28 Shelomoh had noticed Yarave’am as a strong and hard-working young man, so he’d appointed him as supervisor over all the forced labour from Menashsheh and Efrayim’s regions. (KI1 11:28)

CH2 23:14

OET-LV: 14 and_ Yəhōyādāˊ/(Jehoiada) _he _sent _out the_priest/officer DOM the _commanders _of the _hundreds the _officers _of the _army and_he/it _said to_them bring_her _out to from_between _of the_ranks and_the_one_who_goes after_her he _will _be _put _to _death with_sword if/because he _had _said the_priest/officer not you(pl)_must _put _her _to _death the _house _of YHWH. (CH2_23:14)

OET-RV: 14 Then Yehoyada the priest instructed the commanders, “Kill her, but not here at Yahweh’s temple. March her outside and kill anyone who sticks up for her.” (CH2 23:14)

JER 37:11

OET-LV: 11 And_it _was when_had _taken _itself _up the _army _of the_ones_from _Kasdiy from_under Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) from_face/in _front _of the _army _of Parˊoh. (JER_37:11)

OET-RV: 11 Then when the Babylonian army had left Yerushalem to avoid Far’oh’s army, (JER 37:11)

RUT 4:11

OET-LV: 11 And_ all _of _they _said the_people which was_at_gate and_the_elders we _are_witnesses YHWH may _he _make DOM the_woman who_is_about _to _come into house _of_your like_Rāḩēl and_like_Lēʼāh who they _built the _two _of_of _them DOM the _house _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_make wealth in_ʼEfrātāh and_proclaim a _name in_house _of leḩem. (RUT_4:11)

OET-RV: 11 All the respected men, and the others who were sitting at the town gate, agreed, and they said, “Yes, we are your. We pray that Yahweh will allow this woman who will be coming into your home, to be like Rachel and Leah, the two who gave birth to our ancestors and started our people, Yisrael. May you become great in the clan of Efratah and famous here in Beyt-Lehem! (RUT 4:11)

View on BibleHub.