חֵילchêyl
rampart, fortress
Pronunciation: khale · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2426
Meanings
1. rampart (2 Samuel 20:15; Isaiah 26:1; Lamentations 2:8)
2. fortress (Obadiah 1:20)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 7 times in the Bible.
- 2 Samuel 20:15 When Joab’s forces arrived, they attacked Abel-beth-maacah. They built a siege ramp against the town’s fortifications and began battering down the wall.
- 1 Kings 21:23 “And regarding Jezebel, the Lord says, ‘Dogs will eat Jezebel’s body at the plot of land in Jezreel.’
- Psalms 122:7 O Jerusalem, may there be peace within your walls and prosperity in your palaces.
- Isaiah 26:1 In that day, everyone in the land of Judah will sing this song: Our city is strong! We are surrounded by the walls of God’s salvation.
- Lamentations 2:8 The Lord was determined to destroy the walls of beautiful Jerusalem. He made careful plans for their destruction, then did what he had planned. Therefore, the ramparts and walls have fallen down before him.
- Obadiah 1:20 The exiles of Israel will return to their land and occupy the Phoenician coast as far north as Zarephath. The captives from Jerusalem exiled in the north will return home and resettle the towns of the Negev.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).