חִיל
chil
“agony”
Definition
a throe (expectant of childbirth)
and (feminine) חִילָה; from H2342 (חוּל);
- pain, agony, sorrow, a writhing, anguish 1a) writhing (of fear) 1b) anguish Also means: chi.lah (*חִילָה *"agony" H2427B)
Go beyond grammar.
See how this word works across context, usage, and meaning with AI-assisted word study built for serious Bible study.
logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
חִיל appears 6 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
The nations will hear and tremble;anguish will grip the dwellers of Philistia.
O inhabitant of Lebanon,nestled in the cedars,how you will groan when pangs of anguish come upon you,agony like a woman in labor.”
The king of Babylon has heard the report,and his hands hang limp.Anguish has gripped him,pain like that of a woman in labor.
We have heard the report;our hands hang limp.Anguish has gripped us,pain like that of a woman in labor.
It still brings me comfort,and joy through unrelenting pain,that I have not deniedthe words of the Holy One.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.