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cha.yil H2428

חַ֫יִל (cha.yil) means “strength: soldiers” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

חַ֫יִל Hebrew · H2428 246 tagged occurrences in 231 verses

Pronunciation guide: khah'-yil Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H2428A

חַ֫יִל · cha.yil · strength: soldiers

: soldiers/army 1) strength, might, efficiency, wealth, army 1a) strength 1b) ability, efficiency 1c) wealth 1d) force, army

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TBESH · H2428B

חֵילֵךְ · che.lek · Helech

§ Helech = "your army" a place near Arvad and Gammad

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TBESH · H2428G

חַ֫יִל · cha.yil · strength

: strong 1) strength, might, efficiency, wealth, army 1a) strength 1b) ability, efficiency 1c) wealth 1d) force, army, soldiers/army

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TBESH · H2428H

חַ֫יִל · cha.yil · strength: rich

: rich/wealth 1) strength, might, efficiency, wealth, army 1a) strength 1b) ability, efficiency 1c) wealth 1d) force, army

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TBESH · H2428I

חַ֫יִל · cha.yil · strength: worthy

: worthy 1) strength, might, efficiency, wealth, army 1a) strength 1b) ability, efficiency 1c) wealth 1d) force, army

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

from H2342 (חוּל); probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength

KJV glosses: able, activity, ([phrase]) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, ([phrase]) valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).

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How translators render H2428

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
of valor	43
army	32
the army	7
their wealth	7
of the army	6
valiant	6
wealth	6
his army	5
of the armies	5
with valor	5
an army	4
capable	4
of noble character	4
of the forces	4
with strength	4
your wealth	4
but the army	3
his wealth	3
and his army	2
and the army	2
and the wealth	2
as the army	2
capable men	2
caravan	2
of his armies	2
of his army	2
strength	2
the armies	2
the wealth	2
with an army	2
able	1
also capable	1
an escort of soldiers	1
and army	1
and goods	1
and helech	1
and the men of valor	1
and the strong	1
and troops	1
any talented	1
because of it	1
brave	1
by might	1
by your power	1
caused his army	1
force	1
from strength	1
her wealth	1
his substance	1
in force	1
in power	1
in your army	1
is my strength	1
is my strong	1
like the one	1
mighty	1
military	1
more strength	1
noble things	1
of battle	1
of character	1
of might	1
of the wealthy	1
or brave	1
prosperous	1
so that the wealth	1
the forces	1
the military leaders	1
the most valiant	1
the profits	1
their best	1
their most valiant	1
their possessions	1
to seize the wealth	1
to the army	1
troops	1
valiantly	1
valor	1
was an army	1
were capable	1
who has valiant	1
who were capable	1
who were mighty men	1
with the army	1
your army	1
your riches	1
your strength	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
of valour	30
army	15
of the forces	9
of the host	6
and all his army	5
men of valour	5
valiant	5
valiantly	5
host	4
of might	4
a virtuous	3
able	3
all the host	3
and the army	3
me with strength	3
of the armies	3
of the army	3
strong	3
the riches	3
with an army	3
all the valiant	2
and all the army	2
and his host	2
and the wealth	2
and upon all his host	2
forces	2
his army	2
of a valiant	2
of wealth	2
riches	2
the host	2
the power	2
thy substance	2
unto thee the forces	2
a band of soldiers	1
a valiant	1
against the army	1
all his host	1
all the power	1
all valiant	1
an army	1
an host	1
and all their goods	1
and all their wealth	1
and all thine army	1
and be valiant	1
and be ye valiant	1
and his army	1
and it came to pass that when the army	1
and strong	1
and the strong	1
and their substance	1
and with all the valiant men	1
as the host	1
because my wealth	1
because of thy riches	1
behold an host	1
but the army	1
company	1
for his army	1
for the army	1
for the war	1
from strength	1
had an army	1
had an host	1
he and all his army	1
he and all his host	1
her power	1
him and his army	1
his forces	1
his substance	1
if he will shew himself a worthy	1
if riches	1
in power	1
in their wealth	1
in valour	1
like the army	1
man of valour	1
me this wealth	1
men of might	1
my strength	1
neither shall his substance	1
nor his army	1
not by might	1
not thy strength	1
of activity	1
of an host	1
of his armies	1
of power	1
of strength	1
of the hosts	1
of the valiantest	1
of thy power	1
of thy riches	1
of valiant men	1
of war	1
on their substance	1
only be thou valiant	1
or any valiant	1
power	1
strength	1
substance	1
that valiant	1
the army	1
the valiant	1
the whole army	1
thee an army	1
thee riches	1
their riches	1
their strength	1
their substance	1
their wealth	1
them by thy power	1
therefore is the host	1
therefore their goods	1
thou worthily	1
thy riches	1
to more strength	1
to strength	1
train	1
unto the army	1
valiant man	1
very able	1
virtuously	1
wealth	1
were in thine army	1
with an host	1
with him a band of men	1
with mighty	1
with strength	1
with thine army	1

Verses containing H2428

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Jeremiah 52:8 · BSB · 2 occurrences
but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho, and his whole army deserted him.
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Jeremiah 52:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And the whole army of the Chaldeans under the captain of the guard broke down all the walls around Jerusalem.
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Ezekiel 17:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Pharaoh with his mighty army and vast horde will not help him in battle, when ramps are built and siege walls constructed to destroy many lives.
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Ezekiel 26:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They will plunder your wealth and pillage your merchandise. They will demolish your walls, tear down your beautiful homes, and throw your stones and timber and soil into the water.
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Ezekiel 27:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Men of Persia, Lydia, and Put served as warriors in your army. They hung their shields and helmets on your walls; they gave you splendor.
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Ezekiel 27:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Men of Arvad and Helech manned your walls all around, and the men of Gammad were in your towers. They hung their shields around your walls; they perfected your beauty.
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Ezekiel 28:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
By your wisdom and understanding you have gained your wealth and amassed gold and silver for your treasuries.
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Ezekiel 28:5 · BSB · 2 occurrences
By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, but your heart has grown proud because of it.
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Ezekiel 29:18 · BSB · 2 occurrences
“Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to labor strenuously against Tyre. Every head was made bald and every shoulder made raw. But he and his army received no wages from Tyre for the labor they expended on it.
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Ezekiel 29:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who will carry off its wealth, seize its spoil, and remove its plunder. This will be the wages for his army.
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Ezekiel 32:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Pharaoh will see them and be comforted over all his multitude—Pharaoh and all his army, slain by the sword, declares the Lord GOD.
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Ezekiel 37:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So I prophesied as He had commanded me, and the breath entered them, and they came to life and stood on their feet—a vast army.
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Ezekiel 38:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws, and bring you out with all your army—your horses, your horsemen in full armor, and a great company armed with shields and bucklers, all brandishing their swords.
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Ezekiel 38:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And you will come from your place out of the far north—you and many peoples with you, all riding horses—a mighty horde, a huge army.
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Daniel 11:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But one from her family line will rise up in his place, come against the army of the king of the North, and enter his fortress, fighting and prevailing.
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Daniel 11:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But his sons will stir up strife and assemble a great army, which will advance forcefully, sweeping through like a flood, and will again carry the battle as far as his fortress.
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Daniel 11:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For the king of the North will raise another army, larger than the first, and after some years he will advance with a great army and many supplies.
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Daniel 11:25 · BSB · 2 occurrences
And with a large army he will stir up his power and his courage against the king of the South, who will mobilize a very large and powerful army but will not withstand the plots devised against him.
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Daniel 11:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Those who eat from his provisions will seek to destroy him; his army will be swept away, and many will fall slain.
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Joel 2:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The LORD raises His voice in the presence of His army. Indeed, His camp is very large, for mighty are those who obey His command. For the Day of the LORD is great and very dreadful. Who can endure it?
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Joel 2:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Do not be afraid, O beasts of the field, for the open pastures have turned green, the trees bear their fruit, and the fig tree and vine yield their best.
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Joel 2:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I will repay you for the years eaten by locusts—the swarming locust, the young locust, the destroying locust, and the devouring locust—My great army that I sent against you.
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Obadiah 1:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On the day you stood aloof while strangers carried off his wealth and foreigners entered his gate and cast lots for Jerusalem, you were just like one of them.
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Obadiah 1:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You should not enter the gate of My people in the day of their disaster, nor gloat over their affliction in the day of their disaster, nor loot their wealth in the day of their disaster.
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Micah 4:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Rise and thresh, O Daughter of Zion, for I will give you horns of iron and hooves of bronze to break to pieces many peoples. Then you will devote their gain to the LORD, their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.
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Nahum 2:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The shields of his mighty men are red; the valiant warriors are dressed in scarlet. The fittings of the chariots flash like fire on the day they are prepared, and the spears of cypress have been brandished.
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Habakkuk 3:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
GOD the Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like those of a deer; He makes me walk upon the heights! For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments.
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Zephaniah 1:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Their wealth will be plundered and their houses laid waste. They will build houses but not inhabit them, and plant vineyards but never drink their wine.
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Zechariah 4:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts.
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Zechariah 9:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Behold, the Lord will impoverish her and cast her wealth into the sea, and she will be consumed by fire.
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Zechariah 14:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Judah will also fight at Jerusalem, and the wealth of all the surrounding nations will be collected—gold, silver, and apparel in great abundance.
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