2 Chronicles 13:3:212 Chr.13.3.W21TAB
חָֽיִל׃
khayil
“of valor”
- Transliteration
- KHA-yil
- Extended
- KHAA-yihl
- IPA
- /gibˈboːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- of valor
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
KHA-yil
- phraseyour reading level
gi-BOR KHA-yil
- clause
ve-ya-rav-AM A-rakh im-MO mil-kha-MA bish-mo-NE me-OT E-lef ISH ba-KHUR gi-BOR KHA-yil
- sentence
va-YE-ES-OR a-vi-YA et-ha-mil-kha-MA ba-kha-YIL gi-bo-RE mil-kha-MA ar-ba-me-OT E-lef ISH ba-KHUR ve-ya-rav-AM A-rakh im-MO mil-kha-MA bish-mo-NE me-OT E-lef ISH ba-KHUR gi-BOR KHA-yil
Exegesis
The phrase bechayil giborei milchamah {בְּחַיִל גִּבּוֹרֵי מִלְחָמָה | bə-ḥa-yîl gib-bō-rê mil-ḥā-māh} uses a preposition plus construct chain to denote an elite force.
Root and etymology
ḥ-y-lchet–yod–lamed
“strength, valor”
In context — 2 Chronicles 13:3
Abijah marshaled an army of four hundred thousand chosen men for battle and drew up the battle lines ; Jeroboam likewise arranged eight hundred thousand chosen warriors against him.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 13:3:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of 2 Chronicles 13:3, so the Hebrew word חָֽיִל׃ (khayil) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Chr.13.3.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.13.3.W21.S1) and character.