Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
rampart
Usage: 1) rampart, fortress, wall 1a) rampart 1b) fortress Also means: che.lah (חֵילָה "bulwark" H2430)
Strong's Number
H2426
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
9
Books
8
Strong's H2426 Quick Answer
Strong's H2426 חֵיל חֵל (cheyl) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. cheyl (khale) (or (shortened) chel {khale}) n-m. 1. an army 2. (by analogy) an intrenchment It has 9 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include host, bulwarks, and army. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- cheyl (khale) (or (shortened) chel {khale}) n-m. 1. an army 2. (by analogy) an intrenchment
- Usage
- 9 linked usages
- Books
- 8 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- host, bulwarks, and army
Meaning and Definition
cheyl (khale) (or (shortened) chel {khale}) n-m. 1. an army 2. (by analogy) an intrenchment [a collateral form of H2428] KJV: army, bulwark, host, + poor, rampart, trench, wall. Root(s): H2428
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2426. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H2426 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render cheyl, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H2426 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 9 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H2426 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H2426 in the Old Testament
9 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.
And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.
And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rabshakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller's field.
Usage Excerpts
First 9 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2426.
And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.
And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.
And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rabshakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller's field.
Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks.
And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field.
The LORD hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament; they languished together.
And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel shall possess that of the Canaanites, even unto Zarephath; and the captivity of Jerusalem, which is in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the south.
Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from the sea?
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2426, grouped by book.
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Old Testament
Obadiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H2426 FAQ
What does cheyl (חֵיל) mean?
Cheyl (Strong's H2426) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "army". cheyl (khale) (or (shortened) chel {khale}) n-m. 1. an army 2. (by analogy) an intrenchment
How many times is cheyl (חֵיל) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 9 linked usages for Strong's H2426 across 8 books.
Where can I study cheyl (חֵיל) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2426 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate cheyl (חֵיל)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as host, bulwarks, and army. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.