2 Samuel 22:33:32 Sam.22.33.W3TAB
חָ֑יִל
khayil
“strength or valor”
- Transliteration
- KHA-yil
- Extended
- KHAH-yihl
- IPA
- /ˈħaː.jil/
Meaning by language
- English
- strength or 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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The word
Word in context
- word
KHA-yil
- clause
ha-EL ma-u-ZI KHA-yil
- sentence
ha-EL ma-u-ZI KHA-yil va-yat-TER ta-MIM dar-KHO dar-KI
Exegesis
The verse opens with the nominal subject ha-el {הָאֵ֥ל | hā ʾel} ‘the God’, followed by the construct pair maʿuzzi chayil {מָעוּזִּ֖י חָ֑יִל | mā‘ûzzî ḥāyil} ‘my stronghold of strength’, emphasizing divine protection.
Root and etymology
ḥ-y-lchet–yod–lamed
“valor, ability”
In context — 2 Samuel 22:33
God is my strong refuge and my strength, and He makes my way blameless .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:33:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 22:33, so the Hebrew word חָ֑יִל (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 Sam.22.33.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.33.W3.S1) and character.