חיל

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Aramaic

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Verb

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חיל (transliteration needed)

  1. to be strong, to strengthen

Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
ח־ו־ל (kh-w-l)

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

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

Derived terms

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References

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Noun

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חַיָּל (khayálm

  1. defective spelling of חייל

Verb

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חִיֵּל (khiyél) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of חייל

References

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

Further reading

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Anagrams

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