חיל

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Aramaic[edit]

Verb[edit]

חיל (transliteration needed)

  1. to be strong, to strengthen

Hebrew[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Root
ח־ו־ל (ḥ-w-l)

Compare Arabic حَيْل (ḥayl, strength, power) and Arabic حول (power, force).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Noun[edit]

חַיִל (kháyilm (singular construct חֵיל־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. (military) corps
  2. army
  3. valiance, valor, virtue

Derived terms[edit]

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Noun[edit]

חַיָּל (khayálm

  1. defective spelling of חייל

Verb[edit]

חִיֵּל (khiyél) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of חייל

References[edit]

  • חיל” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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