Definition

probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength

Etymology

from H2342 (חוּל);

Where the KJV renders it

• able
• activity
• ( ) army
• band of men (soldiers)
• company
• (great) forces
• goods
• host
• might
• power
• riches
• strength
• strong
• substance
• train
• ( ) valiant(-ly)
• valour
• virtuous(-ly)
• war
• worthy(-ily)

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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