חֵילָה
chêylâh · H2430 · Hebrew · 0 occurrences
Meanings
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A rampart, meaning uncertain, probably a structure of stones or bricks around a town outside its main wall, giving the town strength and security, sometimes used metaphorically of someone who offers protection
This lexeme does not occur in the Old Testament text as tagged in standard critical editions, which instead attest the closely related form חֵיל (chêyl, H2426).
Semantic domains 2 entries
- Fortifications001003002003
- This code is inherited from the domain listing of the closely related common noun "rampart, bulwark" (חֵיל (chêyl, H2426)); this entry has no independently tagged occurrence of its own.
- Towns001003002011
- This code is likewise inherited from חֵיל (chêyl, H2426)'s domain listing rather than independently attested here.
Word family 8 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H2430. cheylah חֵילָה Psa 48:14, see חֵל above
חֵילָה Psa 48:14, see חֵל above
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0