חיל
Appearance
Aramaic
[edit]Verb
[edit]חיל • (transliteration needed)
- to be strong, to strengthen
Hebrew
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Root |
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ח־ו־ל (kh-w-l) |
Compare Arabic حَيْل (ḥayl, “strength, power”) and Arabic حول (“power, force”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]חַיִל • (kháyil) m (singular construct חֵיל־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]
Derived terms
[edit]- חיל אוויר / חֵיל אֲוִיר (kheil avír)
- חֵיל חָלוּץ (kheil khalúts)
- חֵיל יָם (kheil yam)
- עָשָׂה חַיִל (asá kháyil)
References
[edit]Noun
[edit]חַיָּל • (khayál) m
Verb
[edit]חִיֵּל • (khiyél) (pi'el construction)
References
[edit]- “חיל” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
[edit]- חיל (צה"ל) on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he