The meaning of “חִיל”
Understanding chîyl reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
and (feminine) חִילָה chîylâh (khee-law'); from חוּל pain, pang, sorrow. - a throe (expectant of childbirth) 1) pain, ag...
חִיל
and (feminine) חִילָה chîylâh (khee-law'); from חוּל pain, pang, sorrow. - a throe (expectant of childbirth) 1) pain, agony, sorrow, a writhing, anguish 1a) writhing (of fear) 1b) anguish
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 15:14 | “The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.” Word: חִיל (chîyl) | |
| Job 6:10 | “Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.” Word: חִיל (chîyl) | |
| Psalms 48:6 | “Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.” Word: חִיל (chîyl) | |
| Jeremiah 22:23 | “O inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail!” Word: חִיל (chîyl) | |
| Micah 4:9 | “Now why dost thou cry out aloud? is there no king in thee? is thy counsellor perished? for pangs have taken thee as a woman in travail.” Word: חִיל (chîyl) |
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