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Lexicon :: Strong's H2429 - ḥayil

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חַיִל
Transliteration
ḥayil
Pronunciation
khah'-yil
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Corresponding to חַיִל (H2428)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2728

Strong’s Definitions

חַיִל chayil, khah'-yil; (Aramaic) corresponding to H2428; an army, or strength:—aloud, army, × most (mighty), power.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's H2429 in the following manner: aloud (3x), army (2x), power (1x), most (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's H2429 in the following manner: aloud (3x), army (2x), power (1x), most (1x).

  1. strength, army, power

    1. power

    2. force, army

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חַיִל chayil, khah'-yil; (Aramaic) corresponding to H2428; an army, or strength:—aloud, army, × most (mighty), power.
STRONGS H2429: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

† חַ֫יִל noun masculine power, strength, army (see Biblical Hebrew H2428); —
1. power: absolute בְּאֶדְרָע וְחָ֑יִל Ezra 4:23 by force and power; קרא בְח׳ i.e. call loudly Daniel 3:4, בְּחַיִל Daniel 4:11 [Daniel 4:14]; Daniel 5:7; גִּבָּרֵיאח׳ Daniel 3:20 mighty men of power.
2. force, army, suffix חֵילֵהּ Daniel 3:20; construct חֵיל שְׁמַיָּא Daniel 4:32 [Daniel 4:35] (＝Biblical Hebrew צְכָא הַשָּׁמַיִם).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ezra

4:23

Daniel

3:4; 3:20; 3:20; 4:14; 4:35; 5:7

H2429

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2429 matches the Hebrew חַיִל (ḥayil),
which occurs 7 times in 6 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:23 - As soon as the copy of the letter of King Artaxerxes was read to Rehum and Shimshai the secretary and their associates, they went immediately to the Jews in Jerusalem and compelled them by force to stop.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:4 - Then the herald loudly proclaimed, “Nations and peoples of every language, this is what you are commanded to do:

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:20 - and commanded some of the strongest soldiers in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego and throw them into the blazing furnace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:14 - He called in a loud voice: ‘Cut down the tree and trim off its branches; strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the animals flee from under it and the birds from its branches.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:35

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:35 - All the peoples of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as he pleases with the powers of heaven and the peoples of the earth. No one can hold back his hand or say to him: “What have you done?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:7 - The king summoned the enchanters, astrologers[fn] and diviners. Then he said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this writing and tells me what it means will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck, and he will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”
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