2 Chronicles 25:6:62 Chr.25.6.W6TAB
חָ֖יִל
khayil
“of valor”
- Transliteration
- KHA-yil
- Extended
- KHAA-yihl
- IPA
- /ˈħaː.jil/
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
- sentence
va-yis-KOR mi-yis-ra-EL me-A E-lef gi-BOR KHA-yil be-me-A khi-KAR-ka-SEF
Exegesis
This is followed by the construct chain gibbor chayil {גִּבּ֥וֹר חָ֖יִל | gib-bōr ḥā-yil} ‘mighty men of valor,’ a military title denoting seasoned fighters.
Root and etymology
Rootḥet–yod–lamed
“strength, valor”
In context — 2 Chronicles 25:6
And he hired from Israel one hundred thousand mighty men of valor for a hundred talents of silver .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 25:6:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Chronicles 25:6, so the Hebrew word חָ֖יִל (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.25.6.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.25.6.W6.S1) and character.