What does חִיל mean in the Bible?
חִיל is a Hebrew word meaning "a throe (expectant of childbirth)".
Hebrew · H2427
חִיל
A throe (expectant of childbirth)
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חִילH2427
What does חִיל mean in the Bible?
חִיל is a Hebrew word meaning "a throe (expectant of childbirth)".
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How does the BSB render H2427?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include anguish (3), pain (3), agony (1).
Where does חִיל appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 15:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (3), Exodus (1), Job (1), Micah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itanguish3×Exodus 15:14, Psalms 48:6, Micah 4:9
pain3×Job 6:10, Jeremiah 6:24, Jeremiah 50:43
agony1×Jeremiah 22:23
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 15:14חִ֣ילtoanguishNoun - masculine singularJob 6:10בְ֭חִילָהtopainPreposition-b | Noun - feminine singularPsalms 48:6חִ֝֗ילtoanguishNoun - masculine singularJeremiah 6:24חִ֖ילtopainNoun - masculine singularJeremiah 22:23חִ֖ילtoagonyNoun - masculine singularJeremiah 50:43חִ֖ילtopainNoun - masculine singularMicah 4:9חִ֖ילtoanguishNoun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 15:14
Aligned rows7
Books represented5
Exodus1Job1Psalms1Jeremiah3Micah1
Source forms
חִ֖יל4xḥîlJeremiah 6:24, Jeremiah 22:23, Jeremiah 50:43, Micah 4:9
בְ֭חִילָה1xḇə·ḥî·lāhJob 6:10
חִ֣יל1xḥîlExodus 15:14
חִ֝֗יל1xḥîlPsalms 48:6
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular6xExodus 15:14, Psalms 48:6, Jeremiah 6:24, Jeremiah 22:23
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular1xJob 6:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a throe (expectant of childbirth)
Source Gloss
a throe (expectant of childbirth)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a throe (expectant of childbirth) BDB: a writhing Usage: pain, pang, sorrow.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
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