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:

SA2 24:2

OET-LV: 2 And_he/it _said the_king to Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) the _commander _of the _army who with_him/it go _about please in_all the _tribes _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) from_Dān and_unto Bəʼēr Sheⱱaˊ and_enrol DOM the_people and_I _will _know DOM the _number _of the _people. (SA2_24:2)

OET-RV: 2 So the king told Yoav, the commander of his army, who was with him at the time, “Travel throughout all the regions of the Israeli tribes, from Dan (in the far north) down to Beer-Sheva (in the far south), and count the people so that I’ll know the number of fighting men.” (SA2 24:2)

NEH 11:6

OET-LV: 6 all _of the _descendants _of Pereʦ who_were_dwelling in_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) four hundred(s) sixty and_eight men _of strength. (NEH_11:6)

OET-RV: 6 Altogether 468 strong men who were Ferets’ descendants lived in Yerushalem. (NEH 11:6)

PSA 110:3

OET-LV: 3 People _of_your will _be_freewill _offerings in/on_day your _strength _of_your in_majesti(es)_of holiness from_the_womb _of dawn to/for_yourself(m) the _dew _of your _youth(s)_of_your. (PSA_110:3)

OET-RV: 3 When you exert your strength in battle,
⇔  your people voluntarily follow in full battle dress.
⇔  From the place where the dawn is birthed, your youth will be like dew to you. (PSA 110:3)

JOS 1:14

OET-LV: 14 Wives _of_your(pl) one[s]_of_your(pl)_little and_livestock _of_your(pl) they _will _remain on _the_earth which he _gave to/for_you(pl) Mosheh on_the _other _side _of the _Yardēn and_you(pl) you(pl)_will _pass _over arrayed _for _battle to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before brothers _of_your(pl) all _of the _mighty_men_of (the)_strength and_you(pl)_will _help them. (JOS_1:14)

OET-RV: 14 Your women and children and your livestock will stay here in the land that Mosheh allocated to you on this eastern side of the Yordan River. But your soldiers must dress for battle and cross over ahead of your brothers and help them (JOS 1:14)

CH1 26:30

OET-LV: 30 To_Ḩeⱱrōnite[s] Ḩₐshaⱱ^yāh and_relatives _of_his sons _of ability one _thousand and_seven hundred(s) were_over the _oversight _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) from_the_other _side of_Yardēn/(Jordan) westward to_all/each/any/every the _work _of YHWH and_to_the _service _of the _king. (CH1_26:30)

OET-RV: 30 From Hevron’s descendants, Hashavyah and his relatives were responsible for all the work done for Yahweh and for the king in the area west of the Yordan river. There were 1,700 of them who were able to do their work well. (CH1 26:30)

CH1 11:22

OET-LV: 22 Bənā^yāh the _son _of Yəhōyādāˊ/(Jehoiada) was_a _son _of a _man _of strength great _of deeds from Qaⱱʦə^ʼēl he he _struck _down DOM the _two _of the _warrior[s] of _Mōʼāⱱ and_he he _went _down and_he _struck _down DOM the_lion in _the_middle of_the _pit in/on_day of_the _snow. (CH1_11:22)

OET-RV: 22 Yehoyada’s son Benayah from Kavtse’el was a powerful warrior who did amazing things. He struck down Ariel’s two sons from Moav. Another time, he climbed down into a pit on a snowy day and killed the lion that was trapped in the pit. (CH1 11:22)

JER 52:8

OET-LV: 8 And_ the _army _of _they _pursued of_the_ones_from _Kasdiy after the_king and_they _overtook DOM Tsidqiy^yāh/(Zedekiah) in_the _plains _of Yərīḩō/(Jericho) and_all army _of_his they _were _scattered from_with_him. (JER_52:8)

OET-RV: 8 But the Chaldean army chased after the king, and overtook Tsidkiyah in the Yarden river plains near Yeriho (Jericho). All his army was then scattered away from him. (JER 52:8)

JER 35:11

OET-LV: 11 And_he/it _was when_came _up Nəⱱūkadneʦʦar the _king _of Bāⱱel against the_earth/land and_we _said come and_let _us _go Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) from_face/in _front _of the _army _of the_ones_from _Kasdiy and_from_before _of the _army _of ʼArām and_we _have _dwelt in_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem). (JER_35:11)

OET-RV: 11 but when the Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar attacked the land, we decided that we must move to Yerushalem to escape from the Babylonian and Aramean armies, so now we’re all living in Yerushalem. (JER 35:11)

ISA 30:6

OET-LV: 6 the _oracle _of the _animals _of the_Negeⱱ in_land trouble and_distress lion and_lion from_them viper and_serpent flying they _carry on the_shoulder _of male _donkeys wealth(s)_of_their and_on the_hump _of camels treasures _of_their to a _people which_not they _will _confer _profit. (ISA_30:6)

OET-RV: 6 This is a message about the Negev desert’s animals:
⇔  In the area of trouble and danger
⇔  from the lioness and the lion,
⇔  ≈ and the viper and the flying serpent,
⇔  they carry their wealth on donkeys’ shoulders
⇔  ≈ and their treasures on camels’ humps,
⇔  to a nation that can’t help them. (ISA 30:6)

NUM 31:9

OET-LV: 9 And_ the _people _of _they _took _captive of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) DOM the _women _of Midyān and_DOM one[s]_of_their _little and_DOM all _of cattle _of_their and_DOM all _of livestock _of_their and_DOM all _of wealth _of_their they _plundered. (NUM_31:9)

OET-RV: 9 The Israelis took the Midyan women and children captive, and took all their cattle, sheep and goats, and all their possessions as plunder, (NUM 31:9)

JOB 20:15

OET-LV: 15 Wealth he _swallows and_he_has _vomited _it _up from_belly _of_his he_drives _it _out god. (JOB_20:15)

OET-RV: 15 They swallow up wealth but then vomit it up.
⇔  ≈ God forces it out of their stomachs. (JOB 20:15)

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 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)

JER 41:13

OET-LV: 13 And_he/it _was just_as _saw all _of the_people which was_with Yishmāˊ^ʼēl/(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 When all the people who’d been captured by Yishmael saw Yohanan and all the army commanders they were very relieved. (JER 41:13)

ZEP 1:13

OET-LV: 13 And_it _was wealth _of_their (into)_plunder and_houses _of_their (into)_a_desolation and_they _will _build houses and_not they _will _dwell_in _them and_they _will _plant vineyards and_not they _will _drink DOM wine _of_their. (ZEP_1:13)

OET-RV: ⇔  13 Their wealth will be taken as plunder
⇔  and their houses will be ruined.
⇔  They’ll build houses, but they won’t get to live in them.
⇔  ≈ They’ll plant vineyards, but won’t get to drink their wine. (ZEP 1:13)

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)

CH1 12:22

OET-LV: 22  and_they they _helped with Dāvid on the _marauding_band[s] if/because were_mighty_men_of strength of _them _of_all and_they _were commanders in_army. (CH1_12:22)

OET-RV: 22 Every day more men joined David to help him, until his army became very large, like the Israeli people group itself. (CH1 12:22)

KI2 2:16

OET-LV: 16 And_they _said to_him/it HERE please there_are with your_servants fifty men sons _of ability let _them _go please so_that _they _may _search _for DOM master(s)_of_your lest it_has _carried _him _off the _spirit _of YHWH and_it_has _throw _him on_one _of the _mountains or in_one _of the _valleys and_he/it _said not you(pl)_must _send. (KI2_2:16)

OET-RV: 16 and they requested, “Listen please, fifty of us here have military training. Please, let them go to search for your master, in case Yahweh’s spirit lifted him and dropped him on a hill somewhere or into one of the valleys.”
¶  “Don’t waste your time,” he replied. (KI2 2:16)

PSA 118:16

OET-LV: 16 The _right _hand _of YHWH is_exalting the _right _hand _of YHWH is_doing strength. (PSA_118:16)

OET-RV: 16 Yahweh’s power overcame—
⇔  Yahweh has demonstrated his power and strength. (PSA 118:16)

PSA 18:40

OET-LV: 40  and_you_girded _me strength for_battle you _made _bow _down those _of_who_rose _against _me under_me. (PSA_18:40)

OET-RV: 40 You allowed me to kill my enemies.
⇔  ≈ I annihilated those who hated me. (PSA 18:40)

SA2 22:33

OET-LV: 33 (the)_god place _of _refuge _of_is_my strength and_he _has _set _free a _blameless_person way _of_my. (SA2_22:33)

OET-RV: 33 This god is my strong fortress,
⇔  and he keeps my pathways cleared. (SA2 22:33)

CH1 10:12

OET-LV: 12 And_ every _of _they _arose man _of strength and_they _took DOM the _corpse _of Shāʼūl and_DOM the _corpses _of his _sons _of_his and_they_brought _them to_Yāⱱēsh and_they _buried DOM bones _of_their under the_terebinth in_Yāⱱēsh and_they _fasted seven _of days. (CH1_10:12)

OET-RV: 12 all the strong men took action and retrieved the corpses of Shaul and his sons, and brought them back to Yavesh. Then they buried them under the large tree in Yavesh, and they fasted for seven days. (CH1 10:12)

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