חיל

Aramaic

Verb

חיל • (transliteration needed)

  1. to be strong, to strengthen

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ח־ו־ל (kh-w-l)
7 terms

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

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Noun

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

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

Derived terms

References

Noun

חַיָּל • (khayálm

  1. defective spelling of חייל

Verb

חִיֵּל • (khiyél) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of חייל

References

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

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