H2426 - חֵיל (chêyl)

H2426 חֵיל (chêyl) khale

Hebrew

Strong's Definition

or (shortened) chel {khale}; a collateral form of 2428; an army; also (by analogy,) an intrenchment

KJV Usage: army, bulwark, host, + poor, rampart, trench, wall

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

חֵל (chel) — rampart. 1) rampart, fortress, wall 1a) rampart 1b) fortress Also means: che.lah (חֵילָה "bulwark" H2430)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

חֵיל (H2426 · H2430) — חֵילָה

noun m · חול

Fortifications | ≈ אַרְמֹון · חֹומָה

outer wall, outer fortification meaning unsure; probably: = a structure surrounding a town, outside the main wall; ◄ made out of of stones or bricks; ► provides strength and security to the town; ≈ sometimes used metaphorically to denote someone who offers protection

2SA 20:15 · PSA 48:14 · ISA 26:1 · LAM 2:8 · NAM 3:8

Towns | ≈ אַרְמֹון

within wall > town = a collection of dwellings, surrounded by an outer fortification, ► functioning as a population center

1KI 21:23 · PSA 122:7 · OBA 1:20

¹ OBA 1:20 MT הַחֵל־הַזֶּה HOTTP-B הַחֵיל־הַזֶּה "this bulwark, rampart | NIV GNT הַחַיִל־הַזֶּה "this army" = חַיִל | RSV NJB NRSV חֲלַח "Halah" | REB omission

Reinier de Blois

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

חֵל, חֵיל n.m. rampart, fortress base