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H381

אִישׁ־חַיִל

ʼÎysh-Chayil [eesh-khah'-yil] Noun
Core meaningIshchail (or Ish-chai)

Lexical Definition

Strong's Hebrew H381

Ishchail (or Ish-chai), an Israelite

KJV usage: a valiant man.
Etymology: from 376 and 2428 ; man of might; by defective transcription (2 Samuel 23:20) אִישׁ־חַי xlit ʼÎsh-Chay corrected to ʼÎysh-Chay ; as if from 376 and 2416 ; living man;
Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

Ishchail. Usage: a valiant man. a valiant man.

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