חיל

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חיל

/ˈχa.jil/ Modern Israeli

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Compare Arabic حَيْل (ḥayl, “strength, power”) and Arabic حول (“power, force”).

noun חַיִל · kháyil · חֵילוֹת · חֵיל־ · חֵילוֹת־

corps
army
valiance, valor, virtue

noun חַיָּל · khayál

misspelling defective spelling of חייל

verb חִיֵּל · khiyél

construction pi'el, misspelling defective spelling of חייל

In English

army military force concerned mainly with ground operations
soldier member of an army

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חיל. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%99%D7%9C

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"חיל." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%99%D7%9C.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {חיל},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%99%D7%9C},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}