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chil H2427

חִיל (chil) means “agony” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

חִיל Hebrew · H2427 7 tagged occurrences in 7 verses

Pronunciation guide: kheel Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H2427A

חִיל · chil · agony

1) pain, agony, sorrow, a writhing, anguish 1a) writhing (of fear) 1b) anguish Also means: chi.lah (חִילָה "agony" H2427B)

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TBESH · H2427B

חִילָה · chi.lah · agony

1) pain, agony, sorrow, a writhing, anguish 1a) writhing (of fear) 1b) anguish

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

and (feminine) חִילָה; from H2342 (חוּל); a throe (expectant of childbirth)

KJV glosses: pain, pang, sorrow.

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How translators render H2427

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
anguish 3
pain 3
agony 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
pain 2
for pangs 1
myself in sorrow 1
pangs 1
sorrow 1
upon thee the pain 1

Verses containing H2427

Page 1 of 1. 7 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Exodus 15:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will grip the dwellers of Philistia.

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  2. Job 6:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    It still brings me comfort, and joy through unrelenting pain, that I have not denied the words of the Holy One.

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  3. Psalms 48:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Trembling seized them there, anguish like a woman in labor.

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    Source alternate reference: 48.7

  4. Jeremiah 6:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    We have heard the report; our hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped us, pain like that of a woman in labor.

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  5. Jeremiah 22:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    O inhabitant of Lebanon, nestled in the cedars, how you will groan when pangs of anguish come upon you, agony like a woman in labor.”

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  6. Jeremiah 50:43 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The king of Babylon has heard the report, and his hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped him, pain like that of a woman in labor.

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  7. Micah 4:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Why do you now cry aloud? Is there no king among you? Has your counselor perished so that anguish grips you like a woman in labor?

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Sources and text

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