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Khayil (חיל) means valiance in Hebrew.

It can also mean valor, virtue, wealth, prosperity, and army. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

חַיִל
khayil
noun · masculine
In English

valiance, valor, virtue, wealth

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ח

The dictionary gives 5 meanings for Khayil.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    יכולת להילחם, יכולת להאבק (גם בהשאלה).
    וַיָּקוּמוּ כָּל אִישׁ חַיִל וַיֵּלְכוּ כָל הַלַּיְלָה וַיִּקְחוּ אֶת גְּוִיַּת שָׁאוּל וְאֵת גְּוִיֹּת בָּנָיו מֵחוֹמַת בֵּית שָׁן.
  2. 2
    כישרון העשייה והיכולת להצליח.
    אֵשֶׁת חַיִל מִי יִמְצָא?
  3. 3
    הצלחה, רכוש, עֹושר וכבוד.
    יִתֵּן אדני אֶת הָאִשָּׁה הַבָּאָה אֶל בֵּיתֶךָ כְּרָחֵל וּכְלֵאָה אֲשֶׁר בָּנוּ שְׁתֵּיהֶם אֶת בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל וַעֲשֵׂה חַיִל בְּאֶפְרָתָה וּקְרָא שֵׁם בְּבֵית לָחֶם.
  4. 4
    צבא.
    קוֹל רֶכֶב, קוֹל סוּס, קוֹל חַיִל גָּדוֹל.
  5. 5
    מסגרת אירגונית בצבא של יחידות בעלות ציוד דומה ודרך לחימה דומה.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Khayil is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
חַיִל
Written without vowel points
חיל
Said
khayil
Root
ח־י־ל
Pattern
קַיִל
Plural
חֲיָלִים או חֵילוֹת
Inflections
חֵיל־; ר' חֲיָלִים או חֵילוֹת;,חֵילֵי־
Gematria
48

This is how Khayil is said in other languages.

English
valiance, valor, virtue, wealth, prosperity, army, corps
Spanish
virtud, valía, riqueza, prosperidad

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The word Khayil comes from the root ח־י־ל, like these words.

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What does Khayil (⁨חיל⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Khayil (⁨חיל⁩) means valiance, valor, and virtue. It is said khayil, with the stress on kha.

What is a synonym for Khayil (⁨חיל⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Khayil (⁨חיל⁩) are ⁨כוח⁩ and ⁨גדוד⁩.

What rhymes with Khayil (⁨חיל⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Khayil (⁨חיל⁩) include ⁨איל⁩ and ⁨תיל⁩.

Is Khayil (⁨חיל⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Khayil (⁨חיל⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨חֲיָלִים או חֵילוֹת⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חיל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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