2 Chronicles 17:16:102 Chr.17.16.W10TAB
חָֽיִל׃
khayil
“of valor or of strength”
- Transliteration
- KHA-yil
- Extended
- KHAA-yihl
- IPA
- /ˈħaːjil/
Meaning by language
- English
- of valor or of strength
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-im-MO ma-TA-yim E-lef gi-BOR KHA-yil
- sentence
ve-AL-YA-do a-mas-YA ben-zikh-RI ha-mit-na-DEV la-ye-ho-VAH ve-im-MO ma-TA-yim E-lef gi-BOR KHA-yil
Exegesis
Finally, the construct gibbor ḥayil {גִּבּ֥וֹר חָֽיִל | gib-bôr ḥā-yil} ‘mighty warriors’ emphasizes military capacity. The structure foregrounds voluntary devotion prior to numerical force.
Root and etymology
ḥ-y-lḥet–yod–lamed
“strength; force”
In context — 2 Chronicles 17:16
And under his command, Amasiah son of Zikri, who volunteered himself for the LORD , and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valor .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 17:16:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Chronicles 17:16, 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.17.16.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.17.16.W10.S1) and character.