חיל

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Aramaic

Verb

חיל (transliteration needed)

  1. to be strong, to strengthen

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ח־ו־ל (kh-w-l)

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

חַיִל (kháyilm (singular construct חֵיל־)

  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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