חַיִל

חׇזְקָה chozqâh · H2394 · repair, force, cruelty

Both lexemes genuinely denote strength, force, or might as overlapping core senses (חׇזְקָה (chozqâh, H2394): force, mightily; חַיִל (chayil, H2428): might, power, strength, forces).

עֱזוּז ʻĕzûwz · H5807 · might, power, fury

Both lexemes denote strength or might and genuinely overlap in sense — both fit contexts requiring a word for “strength” — making this a legitimate near-synonym pair.

אַגָּף ʼaggâph · H102 · army, troops

Both words denote organized military units or groups of soldiers; אַגָּף (ʼaggâph, H102) means “bands,” while חַיִל (chayil, H2428) means “band of men (soldiers), company” among its broader senses of army, forces, and host.

גְּדוּד gᵉdûwd · H1416 · band of raiders, troops, ridge

Both lexemes denote military groups or forces and share overlapping senses (army, band, company, troops); these are two distinct Hebrew words for military formations that can substitute for each other in many contexts.

δύναμις dýnamis · G1411 · ability, capability, power

δύναμις (dýnamis, G1411) is the standard Greek rendering of חַיִל (chayil, H2428) in its core senses of military/physical strength, power, and force; both terms denote capacity for action (whether martial, supernatural, or economic) and frequently appear in contexts of warfare, divine might, and valorous capability.

δυνατός dynatós · G1415 · possible, able, can

Greek δυνατός emphasizes inherent capability or power as a quality (often of persons or things being able/powerful), while Hebrew חַיִל encompasses both abstract strength/power and concrete manifestations (wealth, military force, valor) as outcomes or possessions of that power.

ἰσχύς ischýs · G2479 · capability, strength

Greek ἰσχύς emphasizes raw physical force or strength capacity, while Hebrew חַיִל spans a broader semantic range including military force, wealth, and valor, with ἰσχύς capturing specifically the 'strength/might' subset of חַיִל's meanings.

πλοῦτος ploûtos · G4149 · wealth, riches, abundance

πλοῦτος specifically denotes wealth/riches as accumulated possessions or abundance, corresponding to one prominent sense of חַיִל when it refers to material wealth, goods, or substance (rather than military force, strength, or valor).

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The noun can describe greatness or magnitude of standing, as "capable men" of substance and ability are sought out for positions of responsibility (Genesis 47:6).

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חַיִל is used with intensifying force in descriptions of exceptional strength or magnitude, as at Ezekiel 37:10, where the revived army of dry bones stood up "an exceedingly great army" — the word itself carrying the sense of a mighty, intensified force rather than an ordinary-sized company.

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The noun names wealth, goods, or possessions, as the sons of Jacob loot "all their wealth" from the city of Shechem (Genesis 34:29).

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The noun is the standard word for an army or military force, as Pharaoh's "army," his horsemen and chariots, pursue Israel to the sea (Exodus 14:4, 14:9, 14:17).

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This code is inherited from a domain listing shared elsewhere in this word group; the entry's own attested citations (Genesis 34:29, 47:6; Exodus 14:4, 14:9, 14:17) describe wealth and military force, not a place name.

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

Also from the root חוּל

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.