חַיִל (ḥayil) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning strength. It appears
234 times
in 31 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H2428).
Also rendered
soldiers
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 624a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 624a)strength, efficiency, wealth, army; ability; force; virtue, valor; able, activity, band of men, company, forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strong, substance, train, valiant, valiantly, valour, virtuous, virtuously, war…
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
חַ֫יִלnoun, masculine: strength, efficiency, wealth, army
1.strength, usually physical
2.ability, efficiency, often involving moral worth
3.wealth
4.force, army
Strong's H2428חַיִל: probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength KJV:able, activity, army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).
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 624: חִילḥîl — be firm, strong; twist, whirl, dance, writhe in pain, fear, wait, pervert; bear, bring forth, calve, drive away, fall grievously, form, great, grieve, grievous, hope, look, make, be in pain, be much pained, rest, shake, shapen…