Hebrew Lexicon Strong's Concordance Definition

Strong's H2428: חַיִל (chayil) Definition

Strong's number
H2428
Lemma
חַיִל
Transliteration
chayil
Pronunciation
khah'-yil
Strong's definition
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength 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). from H2342 (חוּל);

229 instances of the word חַיִל chayil (H2428)


  • 1 Samuel 14:52 - war And there was sore against the Philistines all the days and when Saul saw and when Saul man any strong man or any valiant he took

  • 1 Samuel 16:18 - Then answered one of the servants and said Behold I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite that is cunning in playing and a mighty valiant man and a man of war and prudent in matters and a man and a comely and the LORD

  • 1 Samuel 17:20 - rose up early And David in the morning and left the sheep with a keeper and took had commanded as Jesse him and he came to the trench as the host was going forth to the fight and shouted for the battle

  • 1 Samuel 18:17 - said And Saul to David daughter Behold my elder Merab her will I give thee to wife only be thou valiant for me and fight battles the LORD'S And Saul said Let not mine hand Let not mine hand of the Philistines

  • 1 Samuel 31:12 - arose men All the valiant all night and took and the bodies of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Bethshan and came to Jabesh and burnt

  • 2 Chronicles 9:1 - And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame Solomon and when she was come to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem company great with a very and camels that bare spices and gold in abundance stones and precious and when she was come Solomon she communed with him of all that was in her heart

  • 2 Chronicles 13:3 - in array And Abijah also set the battle of valour being mighty men also set the battle even four hundred thousand men chosen Jeroboam in array also set the battle against him with eight hundred thousand men chosen being mighty men of valour

  • 2 Chronicles 14:8 - And Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears out of Judah three hundred thousand and out of Benjamin of men that bare shields and drew bows hundred and fourscore thousand all these were mighty men had an army

  • 2 Chronicles 14:9 - And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand of a thousand chariots and three hundred and came unto Mareshah

  • 2 Chronicles 16:4 - hearkened And Benhadad unto king Asa and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel and they smote Ijon and Dan and Abelmaim and all the store against the cities of Naphtali

  • 2 Chronicles 16:7 - And at that time came Hanani the seer to Asa king of Judah and said and not relied king of Syria and not relied on the LORD thy God escaped therefore is the host king of Syria out of thine hand

  • 2 Chronicles 16:8 - Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims host a huge chariots and horsemen many with very yet because thou didst rely on the LORD he delivered them into thine hand

  • 2 Chronicles 17:2 - And he placed forces and in the cities of Judah in all the fenced And he placed garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim had taken which Asa his father

  • 2 Chronicles 17:13 - business And he had much in the cities of Judah of war mighty men of valour were in Jerusalem

  • 2 Chronicles 17:14 - And these are the numbers of them according to the house of their fathers Of Judah the captains of thousands Adnah the captains and with him mighty men of valour three hundred of thousands

  • 2 Chronicles 17:16 - And next him was Amasiah the son of Zichri who willingly offered himself unto the LORD and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valour

  • 2 Chronicles 17:17 - And of Benjamin a mighty man of valour Eliada and with him armed men with bow and shield two hundred thousand

  • 2 Chronicles 23:14 - brought out Then Jehoiada For the priest the captains of hundreds that were set over the host and said brought out her not in the house and whoso followeth Slay with the sword and said For the priest Slay her not in the house of the LORD

  • 2 Chronicles 24:23 - And it came to pass at the end of the year came up that the host of Syria against him and they came to Judah and Jerusalem and destroyed all the princes from among the people from among the people all the spoil and sent of them unto the king of Damascus

  • 2 Chronicles 24:24 - with a small company of men came For the army of the Syrians and the LORD delivered into their hand For the army great a very because they had forsaken and the LORD God of their fathers against Joash So they executed judgment