Chayil (H2428) — Meaning of the Hebrew word Chayil in English — Strong's Lexicon

Occurrences

Chayil occurs 240 times in 225 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (2), Exodus (7), Numbers (3), Deuteronomy (4), Joshua (4), Judges (7), Ruth (3), 1 Samuel (8), 2 Samuel (11), 1 Kings (8), 2 Kings (14), 1 Chronicles (28), 2 Chronicles (22), Ezra (1), Nehemiah (4), Esther (2), Job (6), Psalms (17), Proverbs (5), Ecclesiastes (2), Isaiah (9), Jeremiah (29), Ezekiel (12), Daniel (5), Joel (3), Obadiah (2), Micah (1), Nahum (1), Habakkuk (1), Zephaniah (1), Zechariah (3)

Genesis 34:29 — And all their wealth (חֵילָ֤ם), and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and spoiled even all that was in the house.
Genesis 47:6 — The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity (חַ֔יִל) among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.
Exodus 14:4 — And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honoured upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host (חֵיל֔וֹ); that the Egyptians may know that I am the LORD. And they did so.
Exodus 14:9 — But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army (וְחֵיל֑וֹ), and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, before Baal-zephon.
Exodus 14:17 — And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host (חֵיל֔וֹ), upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.
Exodus 14:28 — And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host (חֵ֣יל) of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them.
Exodus 15:4 — Pharaoh’s chariots and his host (וְחֵיל֖וֹ) hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.
Exodus 18:21 — Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able (חַ֜יִל) men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:
Exodus 18:25 — And Moses chose able (חַ֙יִל֙) men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
Numbers 24:18 — And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly (חָֽיִל).
Numbers 31:9 — And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives, and their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods (חֵילָ֖ם).
Numbers 31:14 — And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host (הֶחָ֑יִל), with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.
Deuteronomy 8:17 — And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth (הַחַ֥יִל).
Deuteronomy 8:18 — But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth (חָ֑יִל), that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.
Deuteronomy 11:4 — And what he did unto the army (לְחֵ֨יל) of Egypt, unto their horses, and to their chariots; how he made the water of the Red sea to overflow them as they pursued after you, and how the LORD hath destroyed them unto this day;
Deuteronomy 33:11 — Bless, LORD, his substance (חֵיל֔וֹ), and accept the work of his hands: smite through the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not again.
Joshua 1:14 — Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side Jordan; but ye shall pass before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of (הַחַ֔יִל) valour, and help them;
Joshua 6:2 — And the LORD said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men (הֶחָֽיִל) of valour.
Joshua 8:3 — So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of (הַחַ֔יִל) valour, and sent them away by night.
Joshua 10:7 — So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of (הֶחָֽיִל) valour.
Judges 3:29 — And they slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all lusty, and all men of (חָ֑יִל) valour; and there escaped not a man.
Judges 6:12 — And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of (הֶחָֽיִל) valour.
Judges 11:1 — Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of (חַ֔יִל) valour, and he was the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah.
Judges 18:2 — And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of (חַ֜יִל) valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land: who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there.
Judges 20:44 — And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; all these were men of (חָֽיִל) valour.
Judges 20:46 — So that all which fell that day of Benjamin were twenty and five thousand men that drew the sword; all these were men of (חָֽיִל) valour.
Judges 21:10 — And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of (הֶחָ֑יִל) the valiantest, and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the children.
Ruth 2:1 — And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband’s, a mighty man of wealth (חַ֔יִל), of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.
Ruth 3:11 — And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou requirest: for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a virtuous (חַ֖יִל) woman.
Ruth 4:11 — And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily (חַ֣יִל) in Ephratah, and be famous in Beth-lehem:
1 Samuel 2:4 — The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength (חָֽיִל).
1 Samuel 9:1 — Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power (חָֽיִל).
1 Samuel 10:26 — And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men (הַחַ֕יִל), whose hearts God had touched.
1 Samuel 14:52 — And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant (חַ֔יִל) man, he took him unto him.
1 Samuel 16:18 — Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man (חַ֜יִל), and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him.
1 Samuel 17:20 — And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the host (וְהַחַ֗יִל) was going forth to the fight, and shouted for the battle.
1 Samuel 18:17 — And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant (חַ֔יִל) for me, and fight the LORD’s battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.
1 Samuel 31:12 — All the valiant (חַיִל֮) men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.
2 Samuel 2:7 — Therefore now let your hands be strengthened, and be ye valiant (חַ֔יִל): for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.
2 Samuel 8:9 — When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host (חֵ֥יל) of Hadadezer,
2 Samuel 11:16 — And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant (חַ֖יִל) men were.
2 Samuel 13:28 — Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon’s heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant (חָֽיִל).
2 Samuel 17:10 — And he also that is valiant (חַ֗יִל), whose heart is as the heart of a lion, shall utterly melt: for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man, and they which be with him are valiant men.
2 Samuel 17:10 — And he also that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, shall utterly melt: for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man, and they which be with him are valiant (חַ֖יִל) men.
2 Samuel 22:33 — God is my strength and power (חָ֑יִל): and he maketh my way perfect.
2 Samuel 22:40 — For thou hast girded me with strength (חַ֖יִל) to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.
2 Samuel 23:20 — And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant (חַ֛יִל) man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:
2 Samuel 24:2 — For the king said to Joab the captain of the host (הַחַ֣יִל), which was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people.
2 Samuel 24:4 — Notwithstanding the king’s word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the host (הֶחָ֑יִל). And Joab and the captains of the host went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel.
2 Samuel 24:4 — Notwithstanding the king’s word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the host. And Joab and the captains of the host (הַחַ֙יִל֙) went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel.

Chayil — H2428

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