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אִישׁ־חַיִל H381
H381 is the Hebrew word אִישׁ־חַיִל, transliterated ʼÎysh-Chayil and said eesh-khah'-yil. The King James Version most often renders it men.
What it means
Ishchail (or Ish-chai), an Israelite.
Where it comes from
from H376 (אִישׁ) and H2428 (חַיִל); man of might; by defective transcription (2 Samuel 23:20) אִישׁ־חַיxlit ʼÎsh-Chay corrected to ʼÎysh-Chay; as if from H376 (אִישׁ) and H2416 (חַי); living man.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 4 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: a valiant man.
Verses using אִישׁ־חַיִל
All 4 verses, quoted in full.
1 Samuel 31:12 · KJV
All the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Bethshan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.
2 Samuel 23:20 · KJV
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant 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 24:9 · KJV
And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.
1 Kings 1:42 · KJV
And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came; and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a valiant man, and bringest good tidings.
Common questions
What does Strong's H381 mean?
H381 is the Hebrew word אִישׁ־חַיִל (ʼÎysh-Chayil), meaning Ishchail (or Ish-chai), an Israelite.
How is H381 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it men (2 times), man (2 times).
How many times does H381 appear in the Bible?
אִישׁ־חַיִל (ʼÎysh-Chayil) is tagged in 4 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H381 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H376 (אִישׁ) and H2428 (חַיִל); man of might; by defective transcription (2 Samuel 23:20) אִישׁ־חַיxlit ʼÎsh-Chay corrected to ʼÎysh-Chay; as if from H376 (אִישׁ) and H2416 (חַי); living man.
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