What does חָסִיל mean in the Bible?
e. a locust".
Hebrew · H2625
חָסִיל
The ravager , i.e. a locust
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חָסִיל H2625
What does חָסִיל mean in the Bible?
חָסִיל is a Hebrew word meaning "the ravager , i.e. a locust".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2625?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [or] grasshoppers (2), the destroying locust (2), as by locusts (1), to the grasshopper (1).
Where does חָסִיל appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Kings 8:37. Its strongest book concentrations include Joel (2), 1 Kings (1), 2 Chronicles (1), Isaiah (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 It [or] grasshoppers 2× 1 Kings 8:37, 2 Chronicles 6:28
the destroying locust 2× Joel 1:4, Joel 2:25
as by locusts 1× Isaiah 33:4
to the grasshopper 1× Psalms 78:46
Show sample aligned rows
1 Kings 8:37 חָסִיל֙ to [or] grasshoppers Noun - masculine singular 2 Chronicles 6:28 וְחָסִיל֙ to [or] grasshoppers Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Psalms 78:46 לֶחָסִ֣יל to to the grasshopper Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 33:4 הֶֽחָסִ֑יל to as by locusts Article | Noun - masculine singular Joel 1:4 הֶחָסִֽיל׃ to the destroying locust Article | Noun - masculine singular Joel 2:25 וְהֶחָסִ֣יל to the destroying locust Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Kings 8:37
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 5
1 Kings 1 2 Chronicles 1 Psalms 1 Isaiah 1 Joel 2
Source forms
הֶֽחָסִ֑יל 1x he·ḥā·sîl Isaiah 33:4
הֶחָסִֽיל׃ 1x he·ḥā·sîl Joel 1:4
וְהֶחָסִ֣יל 1x wə·he·ḥā·sîl Joel 2:25
וְחָסִיל֙ 1x wə·ḥā·sîl 2 Chronicles 6:28
חָסִיל֙ 1x ḥā·sîl 1 Kings 8:37
לֶחָסִ֣יל 1x le·ḥā·sîl Psalms 78:46
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x Isaiah 33:4, Joel 1:4
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x 2 Chronicles 6:28
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Joel 2:25
Noun - masculine singular 1x 1 Kings 8:37
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Psalms 78:46
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. the ravager , i.e. a locust
Source Gloss
the ravager , i.e. a locust
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
the ravager, i.e. a locust BDB: locust Usage: caterpillar.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
חָסִיל is built from this root:
חָסַל H2628
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain