חַיִל

chayil · Hebrew · Strong's H2428 · 233 occurrences

The KJV renders 25 different Hebrew and Greek words as “strength”

What it means

probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength

from H2342 (חוּל);

How the KJV renders it

able, activity, band of men, company, forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, valour, virtuous, war, worthy

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“strength”

also renders krátos (G2904), endynamóō (G1743), ischýs (G2479), exousía (G1849), dýnamis (G1411), ʼûwl (H193), ʼôwn (H202), ʼĕyâl (H353), ʼĕyâlûwth (H360), ʼêythân (H386), ʼamtsâh (H556), dôbeʼ (H1679), chêzeq (H2391), chôçen (H2633), kôach (H3581), mâʻôwz (H4581), nitsbâh (H5326), Nêtsach (H5332), ʻôz (H5797), ʻetsem (H6106), ʻotsmâh (H6109), rahab (H7293), tᵉqôph (H8632), tôqeph (H8633)

“strong”

also renders enérgeia (G1753), mégas (G3173), stereós (G4731), dynatós (G1415), ʼabbîyr (H47), ʼêythân (H386), bâtsar (H1219), gibbôwr (H1368), gerem (H1634), châzâq (H2389), chăçîyn (H2626), kabbîyr (H3524), mibtsâr (H4013), mâtsôwr (H4692), ʻaz (H5794), ʻôz (H5797), ʻizzûwz (H5808), ʻâtsûwm (H6099), ʻatstsumâh (H6110), ʻârîyts (H6184), taqqîyph (H8624)

“company”

also renders synodía (G4923), óchlos (G3793), sympósion (G4849), plēthos (G4128), klisía (G2828), ʼôrᵉchâh (H736), bath (H1323), hălîykâh (H1979), hâmôwn (H1995), chebel (H2256), cheber (H2267), chay (H2416), lahăqâh (H3862), machălôqeth (H4256), tsâbâʼ (H6635), qibbûwts (H6899), rôʼsh (H7218), shiphʻâh (H8229)

“power”

also renders krátos (G2904), archḗ (G746), dynatós (G1415), ischýs (G2479), exousía (G1849), dýnamis (G1411), ʼêl (H410), chayil (H2429), chêçen (H2632), yad (H3028), kôach (H3581), memshâlâh (H4475), ʻaz (H5794), ʻôz (H5797), ʻizzûwz (H5808), shilṭôwn (H7983), tôqeph (H8633)

“substance”

also renders ousía (G3776), hypárchonta (G5224), hypóstasis (G5287), hýparxis (G5223), ʼôwn (H202), havvâh (H1942), hôwn (H1952), yêsh (H3426), kôach (H3581), matstsebeth (H4678), miqneh (H4735), qîym (H7009), qinyân (H7075), rᵉkûwsh (H7399)

“might”

also renders krátos (G2904), dýnamai (G1410), ischýō (G2480), ischýs (G2479), ʼôwn (H202), ʼêl (H410), gᵉbûwrâh (H1370), yâkôl (H3201), kôach (H3581), ʻôz (H5797), tᵉqôph (H8632)

“riches”

also renders ploûtos (G4149), chrēma (G5536), hôwn (H1952), hâmôwn (H1995), chôçen (H2633), yithrâh (H3502), ʻôsher (H6239), qinyân (H7075), rᵉkûwsh (H7399), shûwaʻ (H7769)

“goods”

also renders agathós (G18), ousía (G3776), hypárchonta (G5224), skeûos (G4632), hýparxis (G5223), ʼôwn (H202), nᵉkaç (H5232), qinyân (H7075)

“war”

also renders pólemos (G4171), strateúomai (G4754), poleméō (G4170), lâchem (H3901), tsâbâʼ (H6635), qôbel (H6904), qᵉrâb (H7128), qᵉrâb (H7129)

“host”

also renders stratiá (G4756), pandocheús (G3830), xénos (G3581), chêyl (H2426), tsâbâʼ (H6635)

“worthy”

also renders hikanós (G2425), cháris (G5485), kalós (G2570), ʼaddîyr (H117), bên (H1121)

“able”

also renders hikanós (G2425), dynatós (G1415), kôach (H3581)

“train”

also renders shûwl (H7757)

Questions this word decides

Where it appears

233 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Chronicles 5:18 HNcmsa1 Chronicles 5:24 HNcmsa1 Chronicles 7:2 HNcmsa1 Chronicles 7:5 HNcmpa1 Chronicles 7:7 HNcmpa1 Chronicles 7:9 HNcmsa1 Chronicles 7:11 HNcmpa1 Chronicles 7:40 HNcmpa1 Chronicles 8:40 HNcmsa1 Chronicles 9:13 HNcmsc1 Chronicles 10:12 HNcmsa1 Chronicles 11:22 HNcmsa1 Chronicles 11:26 HTd/Ncmpa1 Chronicles 12:8 HTd/Ncmsa1 Chronicles 12:21 HNcmsa1 Chronicles 12:25 HNcmsa1 Chronicles 12:28 HNcmsa1 Chronicles 12:30 HNcmsa1 Chronicles 26:6 HNcmsa1 Chronicles 26:7 HNcmsa1 Chronicles 26:8 HNcmsa1 Chronicles 26:9 HNcmsa1 Chronicles 26:30 HNcmsa1 Chronicles 26:31 HNcmsa1 Chronicles 26:32 HNcmsa1 Chronicles 28:1 HNcmsa1 Kings 1:42 HNcmsa1 Kings 1:52 HNcmsa1 Kings 10:2 HR/Ncmsa1 Kings 11:28 HNcmsa1 Kings 15:20 HTd/Ncmpa1 Kings 20:1 HNcmsc/Sp3ms1 Kings 20:19 HC/Td/Ncmsa1 Kings 20:25 HNcmsa1 Samuel 2:4 HNcmsa1 Samuel 9:1 HNcmsa1 Samuel 10:26 HTd/Ncmsa1 Samuel 14:48 HNcmsa1 Samuel 14:52 HNcmsa1 Samuel 16:18 HNcmsa1 Samuel 17:20 HC/Td/Ncmsa1 Samuel 18:17 HNcmsa1 Samuel 31:12 HNcmsa2 Chronicles 9:1 HR/Ncmsa2 Chronicles 13:3 HNcmsa2 Chronicles 14:8 HNcmsa2 Chronicles 14:9 HR/Ncmsa2 Chronicles 16:4 HTd/Ncmpa2 Chronicles 16:8 HR/Ncmsa2 Chronicles 17:2 HNcmsa2 Chronicles 17:13 HNcmsa2 Chronicles 17:14 HNcmsa2 Chronicles 17:16 HNcmsa2 Chronicles 17:17 HNcmsa2 Chronicles 23:14 HTd/Ncmsa2 Chronicles 24:24 HNcmsa2 Chronicles 25:6 HNcmsa2 Chronicles 26:11 HNcmsa2 Chronicles 26:12 HNcmsa2 Chronicles 26:13 HNcmsa

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