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אִישׁ־חַיִל

ʼÎysh-Chayil · eesh-khah'-yilHebrew · H381

Derivation

from H376 (אִישׁ) and H2428 (חַיִל); man of might; by defective transcription (2 Samuel 23:20) אִישׁ־חַיxlit ʼÎsh-Chay corrected to ʼÎysh-Chay; as if from H376 (אִישׁ) and H2416 (חַי); living man;

Meaning

Ishchail (or Ish-chai), an Israelite

In the King James Version

a valiant man.

Where it appears

Found in 4 verses

1 Samuel
31:12
2 Samuel
23:20, 24:9
1 Kings
1:42

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