1. power, strength — Physical or political power, strength, and force. This is the Aramaic cognate of Hebrew חַיִל. Used of brute force and compulsion to halt the rebuilding of Jerusalem ('by force and power,' Ezra 4:23), and of raw might or strength of a ruler or kingdom (Dan 3:4, 3:20, 4:14, 5:7). Often paired with other terms for authority to denote coercive or royal power. 5×
AR["بِقُوَّةٍ","قُوَّةٍ","وَ-قُوَّةٍ"]·ben["-শক্তিতে","আর-সৈন্যবলে","শক্তিতে","শক্তিশালী"]·DE["Kraft","[וחיל]","mit-Kraft"]·EN["and-force","strength","with-power"]·FR["et-armée","force"]·heb["ב-חוזק","ב-כוח","ו-חיל","חיל"]·HI["और-शस्त्र-से","जोर-से","शक्ति"]·ID["dan-kuasa","dengan-keras","kuat"]·IT["con-potenza","e-esercito","potenza"]·jav["kalayan-kiyat","kanthi-sora","kiyat","mawi-suwanten-seru"]·KO["그리고-힘","에서-힘","힘-으로","힘의"]·PT["com-força","e-força","força"]·RU["-силой","громко","и-войском","с-силой"]·ES["con-fuerza","fuerza","y-fuerza."]·SW["kwa-nguvu","na-jeshi","nguvu"]·TR["güçle","güçlü","güçlüce","ve-gucle"]·urd["اور-طاقت","زور-سے","طاقت-کے"]
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2. army, military host — A military force, army, or host of soldiers. Used of Nebuchadnezzar's army ('in his army,' Dan 3:20) and of an armed host deployed for combat or conquest ('with the host of,' Dan 4:35). Distinguished from the abstract sense of 'power' by reference to organized bodies of fighting men rather than raw strength. 2×
AR["فِي-جَيْشِهِ","فِي-جُنْدِ"]·ben["-তাঁর-সৈন্যে","-সৈন্যে"]·DE["Kraft","mit-Kraft"]·EN["in-his-army","with-host-of"]·FR["force"]·heb["ב-חילו","ב-צבא"]·HI["में-उसकी-सेना","में-सेना"]·ID["dalam-tentaranya","di-antara-bala-tentara"]·IT["con-potenza","potenza"]·jav["ing-bala","ing-wadyabalanipun"]·KO["군대-에서","군대의-그의"]·PT["em-exército-seu","no-exército-dos"]·RU["в-войске","в-войске-его"]·ES["con-el-ejército-de","en-su-ejército"]·SW["katika-jeshi-la","katika-jeshi-lake"]·TR["ordusunda","ordusundaki"]·urd["اس-کی-فوج-میں","لشکر-میں"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† חַ֫יִל n.m. power, strength, army (v. BH II. חול, חיל);— 1. power: abs. בְּאֶדְרָע וְחָ֑יִל Ezr 4:23 by force and power; קרא בְח׳ i.e. call loudly Dn 3:4, בְּחַיִל 4:11; 5:7; גִּבָּרֵי־ח׳ 3:20 mighty men of power. 2. force, army, sf. חַיְלֵהּ 3:20; cstr. חֵיל שְׁמַיָּא 4:32 (= BH צְבָא הַשָּׁמַיִם).