חִיל (ḥîlâ) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning a writhing. It appears
7 times
in 5 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H2427).
Also rendered
anguish
agony
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 623c)
Range of meaning (TWOT 623c)anguish; throe; pain, pang, sorrow
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
חִילָהnoun, feminine: anguish
Strong's H2427חִיל: a throe (expectant of childbirth) KJV:pain, pang, sorrow.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 623: חוּלḥûl — whirl, dance, writhe; twist, whirl about; with, bear, bring forth, wait anxiously; be made to writhe, be brought forth; cause to be in anguish; be born; whirling, writhing, suffering torture, wait longingly; writhe in pain, fear…