אִישׁ־חַיִל

Strong’s Definition

Ishchail (or Ish-chai), an Israelite

Etymology & 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;

KJV Usage

a valiant man.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.a mighty man, valiant man

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʼÎysh-Chayil; Pronunciation: eesh-khah'-yil