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Lexicon :: Strong's H2427 - ḥîl

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חִיל
Transliteration
ḥîl
Pronunciation
kheel
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 623b

Strong’s Definitions

חִיל chîyl, kheel; and (feminine) חִילָה chîylâh; from H2342; a throe (expectant of childbirth):—pain, pang, sorrow.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's H2427 in the following manner: pain (3x), pang (2x), sorrow (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's H2427 in the following manner: pain (3x), pang (2x), sorrow (2x).

  1. pain, agony, sorrow, a writhing, anguish

    1. writhing (of fear)

    2. anguish

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חִיל chîyl, kheel; and (feminine) חִילָה chîylâh; from H2342; a throe (expectant of childbirth):—pain, pang, sorrow.
STRONGS H2427: Abbreviations
† חִיל noun masculineExodus 15:14 a writhing, anguish; — ח׳ absolute Exodus 15:14 5 times —
1. writhing (contortions of fear) Exodus 15:14 (|| verb רָגַז).
2. anguish, always in simile כַּיּוֺלֵדָה Psalm 48:7 (allied kings against Jerusalem); Zion, before Assyrians Micah 4:9; before Scythians or Chaldeans Jeremiah 6:24 (|| צָרָה), = Jeremiah 50:43 (of king of Babylon; || צָרָה); Jeremiah 22:23 (|| חבלים which see).

† חִילָה noun feminine anguish, Job 6:10.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

15:14; 15:14; 15:14

Job

6:10

Psalms

48:7

Jeremiah

6:24; 22:23; 50:43

Micah

4:9

H2427

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2427 matches the Hebrew חִיל (ḥîl),
which occurs 7 times in 7 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 15:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:14 - The peoples hear and tremble;
anguish grips those who live in Philistia.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:10 - At least I can take comfort in this:
Despite the pain,
I have not denied the words of the Holy One.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 48:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:6 - They were gripped with terror
and writhed in pain like a woman in labor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:24 - We have heard reports about the enemy,
and we wring our hands in fright.
Pangs of anguish have gripped us,
like those of a woman in labor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:23 - It may be nice to live in a beautiful palace
paneled with wood from the cedars of Lebanon,
but soon you will groan with pangs of anguish—
anguish like that of a woman in labor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:43

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:43 - The king of Babylon has heard reports about the enemy,
and he is weak with fright.
Pangs of anguish have gripped him,
like those of a woman in labor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 4:9 - But why are you now screaming in terror?
Have you no king to lead you?
Have your wise people all died?
Pain has gripped you like a woman in childbirth.
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