H2430 - חֵילָה (chêylâh)

H2430 חֵילָה (chêylâh) khay-law'

Hebrew

Strong's Definition

feminine of 2428; an intrenchment

KJV Usage: bulwark

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

חֵילָה (che.lah) — bulwark. bulwark, entrenchment, rampart, fortress Another spelling of chel (חֵל "rampart" H2426)

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