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HebrewH2426Noun (Masculine)

חֵל

chel

7Occurrences
H2426Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

an army; also (by analogy,) an intrenchment

or (shortened) חֵל; a collateral form of H2428 (חַיִל);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
  1. rampart, fortress, wall 1a) rampart 1b) fortress Also means: che.lah (*חֵילָה *"bulwark" H2430)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

חֵל appears 7 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Kings
1
2 Samuel
1
Isaiah
1
Lamentations
1
Nam
1
Obadiah
1
Psalms
1

Key Passages

1 Kings 21:23BSB

And the LORD also speaks concerning Jezebel:‘The dogs will devour Jezebelby the wall of Jezreel.’

2 Samuel 20:15BSB

And Joab’s troops came and besieged Sheba in Abel-beth-maacah and built a siege ramp against the outer rampart of the city.As all the troops with Joab were battering the wall to topple it,

Isaiah 26:1BSB

In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah:We have a strong city;salvation is established as its walls and ramparts.

Lamentations 2:8BSB

The LORD determined to destroythe wall of the Daughter of Zion.He stretched out a measuring lineand did not withdraw His hand from destroying.He made the ramparts and walls lament;together they waste away.

Nam 3:8BSB

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.