Strong's Definition
and (feminine) chiylah {khee-law'}; from 2342; a throe (expectant of childbirth)
KJV Usage: pain, pang, sorrow
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
חִיל (chil) — agony. 1) pain, agony, sorrow, a writhing, anguish 1a) writhing (of fear) 1b) anguish Also means: chi.lah (חִילָה "agony" H2427B)
חִילָה (chi.lah) — agony. 1) pain, agony, sorrow, a writhing, anguish 1a) writhing (of fear) 1b) anguish
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m · חיל
noun f · חיל
Afraid
trembling, distress, anguish = state of strong fear and distress, compared to the state of mind of a woman in labor; ► often accompanied by physical side-effects, like writhing and trembling
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
חִיל n.m. a writhing, anguish base
חִילָה n.f. anguish, Jb 6:10. done
