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חֵיל H2426

H2426 is the Hebrew word חֵיל, transliterated chêyl and said khale. The King James Version most often renders it host.

Word: חֵילTransliteration: chêylSaid: khaleLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 9 verses

What it means

an army; also (by analogy,) an intrenchment.

Where it comes from

or (shortened) חֵל; a collateral form of H2428 (חַיִל).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 9 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

host 2×trench 1×wall 1×himself that the poor 1×within thy walls 1×army 1×therefore he made the rampart 1×whose rampart 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: army, bulwark, host, [phrase] poor, rampart, trench, wall.

Verses using חֵיל

All 9 verses, quoted in full.

2 Samuel 20:15 · KJV

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.

1 Kings 21:23 · KJV

And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.

2 Kings 18:17 · KJV

And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rabshakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller’s field.

Psalm 10:10 · KJV

He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.

Psalm 122:7 · KJV

Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.

Isaiah 36:2 · KJV

And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller’s field.

Lamentations 2:8 · KJV

The LORD hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament; they languished together.

Obadiah 1:20 · KJV

And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel shall possess that of the Canaanites, even unto Zarephath; and the captivity of Jerusalem, which is in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the south.

Nahum 3:8 · KJV

Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from the sea?

Common questions

What does Strong's H2426 mean?

H2426 is the Hebrew word חֵיל (chêyl), meaning an army; also (by analogy,) an intrenchment.

How is H2426 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it host (2 times), trench (1 time), wall (1 time), himself that the poor (1 time), within thy walls (1 time), among others.

How many times does H2426 appear in the Bible?

חֵיל (chêyl) is tagged in 9 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H2426 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or (shortened) חֵל; a collateral form of H2428 (חַיִל).

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