חיל
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Aramaic[edit]
Verb[edit]
חיל • (transliteration needed)
- to be strong, to strengthen
Hebrew[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Root |
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ח־ו־ל (ḥ-w-l) |
Compare Arabic حَيْل (ḥayl, “strength, power”) and Arabic حول (“power, force”).
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
חַיִל • (kháyil) m (singular construct חֵיל־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]
Derived terms[edit]
- חיל אוויר / חֵיל אֲוִיר (kheil avír)
- חֵיל חָלוּץ (kheil khalúts)
- עָשָׂה חַיִל (asá kháyil)
References[edit]
Noun[edit]
חַיָּל • (khayál) m
Verb[edit]
חִיֵּל • (khiyél) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)
References[edit]
- “חיל” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading[edit]
- חיל (צה"ל) on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he