Word
אִישׁ־חַיִל
ʼÎysh-Chayil · H381 · Hebrew · proper noun · 0 occurrences
Meanings
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A valiant man
This lexeme does not occur in the Old Testament text as tagged in standard critical editions.
Near synonyms 2 words
- גִּבּוֹר gibbôwr · H1368 · great one
- גִּבּוֹר denotes a mighty man or warrior with emphasis on martial strength and heroic capability, closely overlapping with אִישׁ־חַיִל but as a single lexeme rather than a construct phrase, both describing valiant fighting men.
- אַבִּיר ʼabbîyr · H47 · mighty one, strong-willed, brave
- אַבִּיר describes a mighty or valiant one, emphasizing strength and power, overlapping semantically with אִישׁ־חַיִל in contexts describing men of valor and military prowess.
Contrasting words 1 word
- רַךְ rak · H7390 · timid, soft, delicate
- רַךְ denotes softness, tenderness, or weakness, the lexical opposite of the valor, strength, and martial capability expressed by אִישׁ־חַיִל.
Word family 9 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
אָנַשׁ ʼânash · H605 · incurable (wound, pain), serious, grievous (suffering) · 9×אִישׁ ʼîysh · H376 · person, someone, man · 2187×אִשָּׁה ʼishshâh · H802 · woman, wife, mate · 781×אֱנוֹשׁ ʼĕnôwsh · H582 · human being, mortal · 42×אֱנָשׁ ʼĕnâsh · H606 · human, humankind, human being(s) · 25×בֶּן־יְמִינִי Ben-yᵉmîynîy · H1145 · Benjaminite · 13×אִישׁוֹן ʼîyshôwn · H380 · apple of the eye, pupil, utter darkness · 5×נָשִׁין nâshîyn · H5389 · women · 1×אִישׁ־חַיִלʼÎysh-Chayil · H381
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H381. ish -chayil
H381. ish
-chayil
-chayil
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