Lexicon :: Strong's H381 - 'îš ḥayil

אִישׁ חַיִל
Transliteration
'îš ḥayil
Pronunciation
eesh-khah'-yil
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From אִישׁ (H376) and חַיִל (H2428)
Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs: איש חיל.

Strong’s Definitions

אִישׁ־חַיִל ʼÎysh-Chayil, eesh-khah'-yil; from H376 and H2428; man of might; by defective transcription (2 Samuel 23:20) אִישׁ־חַי ʼÎysh-Chayxlit ʼÎsh-Chay corrected to ʼÎysh-Chay; as if from H376 and H2416; living man; Ishchail (or Ish-chai), an Israelite:—a valiant man.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's H381 in the following manner: valiant men (4x).

  1. a mighty man, valiant man

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אִישׁ־חַיִל ʼÎysh-Chayil, eesh-khah'-yil; from H376 and H2428; man of might; by defective transcription (2 Samuel 23:20) אִישׁ־חַי ʼÎysh-Chayxlit ʼÎsh-Chay corrected to ʼÎysh-Chay; as if from H376 and H2416; living man; Ishchail (or Ish-chai), an Israelite:—a valiant man.
STRONGS H381: Abbreviations
אִישׁ חַיִל 1 Samuel 31:12; 2 Samuel 24:9; 1 Kings 1:42

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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

31:12

2 Samuel

24:9

1 Kings

1:42