Quick Definition
bulwark
Strong's Definition
an intrenchment
Derivation: feminine of H2428 (חַיִל);
KJV Usage: bulwark.
TWOT Reference: 623e
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
חֵילָה (che.lah) — bulwark. bulwark, entrenchment, rampart, fortress Another spelling of chel (חֵל "rampart" H2426)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m · חול
Fortifications | ≈ אַרְמֹון · חֹומָה
outer wall, outer fortification meaning unsure; probably: = a structure surrounding a town, outside the main wall; ◄ made out of of stones or bricks; ► provides strength and security to the town; ≈ sometimes used metaphorically to denote someone who offers protection
1 OBA 1:20 MT הַחֵל־הַזֶּה HOTTP-B הַחֵיל־הַזֶּה "this bulwark, rampart | NIV GNT הַחַיִל־הַזֶּה "this army" = חַיִל | RSV NJB NRSV חֲלַח "Halah" | REB omission
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
חֵל, חֵיל n.m. rampart, fortress base