Strongs H2428

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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:

JER 43:4

OET-LV: 4 And_not Yōḩānān he _listened the _son _of Qārēaḩ and_all the _commanders _of the _armies and_all the_people to_the _voice _of YHWH to_remain in_land of _Yəhūdāh/(Judah). (JER_43:4)

OET-RV: 4 ◙ (JER 43:4)

PSA 76:6

OET-LV: 6  they _were _plundered people_mighty _of heart they _slumbered sleep _of_their and_not all _of they _found the_men _of strength hands _of_their. (PSA_76:6)

OET-RV: 6 At your rebuke, God of Yakov,
⇔ both rider and horse fell asleep. (PSA 76:6)

JER 37:5

OET-LV: 5 And_the _army _of Parˊoh it _had _come _forth from_Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and_they _had _heard the_ones_from _Kasdiy who_were_laying _siege on Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) DOM report _of_their and_they _had _taken _themselves _up from_under Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem). (JER_37:5)

OET-RV: 5 ◙ (JER 37:5)

KI1 10:2

OET-LV: 2 And_she _came to_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) with_a _retinue numerous very camels which _were_carrying spices and_gold much very and_stone _of precious and_she _came to Shəlomoh/(Solomon) and_she _spoke to_him/it DOM all _of that it _was with heart _of_her. (KI1_10:2)

OET-RV: 2 She came to Yerushalem with lots of her top people, camels carrying spices and gemstones and a lot of gold. Then she went to Shelomoh and started asking him everything that had been on her mind. (KI1 10:2)

ISA 8:4

OET-LV: 4 If/because before he _will _know the_lad to _call _out my _father _of_my and_Oh _of_my _mother someone _will _carry _off DOM the _wealth _of Dammeseq and_DOM the _plunder _of Shomrōn to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the _king _of ʼAshshūr. (ISA_8:4)

OET-RV: 4 because before he’s old enough to call out ‘papa’ or ‘mama’, the riches from Damascus and the plunder from Shomron (Samaria) will all be taken to be presented to the Assyrian king. (ISA 8:4)

JER 40:7

OET-LV: 7 and_ all _of _they _heard the _commanders _of the _armies which in _the_field they and_men _of_their if/because _that the _king _of he _had _appointed of _Bāⱱel DOM Gədal^yāh the _son _of ʼAḩīqām on _the_earth and_because/when he _had _appointed with_him/it men and_women and_little _one[s] and_some_of _the _poor _people _of the_earth/land from_those_who not they _had _been _taken _into _exile to_Bāⱱel. (JER_40:7)

OET-RV: 7 ◙ (JER 40:7)

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)

JOS 8:3

OET-LV: 3 And_ Yəhōshūˊa _he/it _rose _up and_all the _people _of (the)_war to_go _up (the)_ˊAy and_ Yəhōshūˊa _he _chose thirty thousand man the _mighty_men_of (the)_strength and_he_sent _them _out night. (JOS_8:3)

OET-RV: 3 So Yehoshua led his warriors towards Ay. He chose thirty thousand of the bravest and strongest warriors and sent them ahead in the darkness (JOS 8:3)

EZR 8:22

OET-LV: 22 If/because I _was _ashamed to_ask from the_king a _retinue and_horsemen to_help_us from_an _enemy on_journey if/because we _had _said to/for_the _king to_say the _hand _of our _god _of_our is_on all _of those _of_who_seek _him for_good and_strength _of_his and_anger _of_his are_towards all _of those _of_who_abandon _him. (EZR_8:22)

OET-RV: 22 because I was ashamed to request an army and horsemen from the king to help us from possible enemies on the way. Also, you see, we had previously told the king, “Our god does good to all those who honour him, but his might and his anger are against all those who abandon him.” (EZR 8:22)

PRO 31:10

OET-LV: 10 a _wife _of ability who will _he _find and_is_far more_than _corals price _of_her. (PRO_31:10)

OET-RV: 10 Who can find a capable wife,
⇔ → and she’ll be worth far more than jewels? (PRO 31:10)

JER 37:7

OET-LV: 7 Thus YHWH he _says the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) thus you(pl)_will _say to the _king _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) who_sent you(pl) to_me to_consult_me THERE the _army _of Parˊoh which_was_coming _out to/for_you(pl) to_help is_about _to _return to_its _own _of_land Miʦrayim. (JER_37:7)

OET-RV: 7 ◙ (JER 37:7)

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)

PSA 136:15

OET-LV: 15 And_he _shook _off Parˊoh and_army _of_his in_the_sea _of reed[s] if/because is_forever loyalty _of_his _covenant. (PSA_136:15)

OET-RV: 15 Then he threw Far-oh and his army down into the Red Sea,
⇔ because his loyal commitment continues forever. (PSA 136:15)

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)

KI2 6:15

OET-LV: 15 And_he _rose _early of _the _man _of the _servant _of the_ʼElohīm to_arise and_he/it _went _out and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE an _army was_surrounding DOM the_city and_horse[s] and_chariotry servant _of_his and_he/it _said to_him/it alas my_master how will _we _do. (KI2_6:15)

OET-RV: 15 Early the next morning, the servant of the man of God got up, and going outside he was shocked to see chariots and horses and an army surrounding the town, so he called Elisha, “Oh, my master! What will we do?” (KI2 6:15)

KI2 24:16

OET-LV: 16 And_DOM all _of the _men _of (the)_strength seven _of thousand(s) and_the_craftsman and_the_smith one _thousand (the)_everyone were_warriors makers _of war and_he/it _brought_them the _king _of Bāⱱel exile[s] to_Bāⱱel. (KI2_24:16)

OET-RV: 16 seven thousand top soldiers, and a thousand skilled craftsmen and blacksmiths—leaving no one behind to fight or make weapons. (KI2 24:16)

DEU 8:18

OET-LV: 18 And_you _will _remember DOM YHWH god _of_your if/because _that he is_the_one _who_gives to/for_yourself(m) strength for_doing wealth so _as to _carry _out DOM covenant _of_his which he _swore to_ancestors _of_your as_day (the)_this. (DEU_8:18)

OET-RV: 18 Remember that it’s your god Yahweh who gives you the strength to prosper, so that he can fulfill his agreement that he promised to your ancestors, as he has until now. (DEU 8:18)

CH1 28:1

OET-LV:  and_ Dāvid _he _assembled DOM all _of the _officials _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) the _leaders _of the _tribes and_the _commanders _of the _divisions who_served DOM the_king and_the _commanders _of the _thousands and_the _commanders _of the _hundreds and_the _officials _of all _of the_property and_livestock to/for_the _king and_of_sons _of_his with the_officials and_the_warriors and_to/for_all mighty_man_of strength to Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem). (CH1_28:1)

OET-RV:  Now David called all of Yisrael’s leaders to assemble in Yerushalem: the tribal leaders, the leaders of the various divisions that served the king, the commanders of army units of thousands and of hundreds, and the supervisors of all the property and cattle belonging to the king and his sons, along with the top officials, and the warriors, including their powerful heroes. (CH1 28:1)

EXO 18:21

OET-LV: 21 And_you(ms) you _will _select from_all the_people men _of ability those_fearing _of (of)_god men _of faithfulness who_hate _of (of)_unjust _gain and_you _will _appoint over_them leaders _of thousands leaders _of hundreds leaders _of fifties and_leaders _of tens. (EXO_18:21)

OET-RV: 21 But you yourself should search through all the people to find capable men who are godly and faithful, and not greedy for dishonest profit. Then appoint the best of them to be over a thousand households, and then others to be over groups of one hundred, fifty, and ten households. (EXO 18:21)

EZE 28:5

OET-LV: 5 By_the _greatness _of your _skill _of_your by_trade _of_your you _have _increased wealth _of_your heart _of_your and_it _has _been _haughty in_wealth _of_your. (EZE_28:5)

OET-RV: 5 By great wisdom and by your trading, you’ve multiplied your wealth, but now you’ve become arrogant because of your wealth. (EZE 28:5)

RUT 3:11

OET-LV: 11 And_now my _daughter _of_my do _not fear all that you _are _saying I _will _do for_you if/because all _of is_knowing the _gate _of my _people _of_my if/because _that are_a _woman _of ability you. (RUT_3:11)

OET-RV: 11 So now dear girl, don’t be afraid. I’ll do what you’ve asked for, because the whole town knows that you’re an honourable woman. (RUT 3:11)

JER 41:13

OET-LV: 13 And_he/it _was just_as _saw all _of the_people which was_with Ishmael DOM Yōḩānān the _son _of Qārēaḩ and_DOM all _of the _commanders _of the _armies who with_him/it and_they _rejoiced. (JER_41:13)

OET-RV: 13 ◙ (JER 41:13)

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