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  • From: Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>
  • To: fred burlingame <tensorpath AT gmail.com>
  • Cc: B-Hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] lock without a key
  • Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2010 18:38:38 -0400

It appears to me that חיל is from the root חל, which is a member of the root family
גל, הל, חל, כל, קל
essentially meaning 'include, amass, accumulate, garner'. Notice the related word XEL of Isaiah 26:1.

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Nov 2, 2010, at 6:03 PM, fred burlingame wrote:

The meanings of "hayil" are related





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