חֵיל
chêyl(khale)
“an army; also (by analogy,) an intrenchment”
10 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
an army; also (by analogy,) an intrenchment
Translated in KJV as
armybulwarkhost[phrase] poorramparttrenchwall.
Etymology
or (shortened) חֵל; a collateral form of H2428 (חַיִל);
Related Words
Chain Links
Walk this word's occurrences one verse at a time. Use ← / → or j / k to jump to adjacent occurrences.
1 of 10
“And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.”