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H2427 · חִיל

chîyl

Primary-Source Attested

Strong’s definition

a throe (expectant of childbirth)

KJV gloss list in the source

pain, pang, sorrow.

Source pronunciation notation: kheel

Derivation recorded by Strong

and (feminine) חִילָה; from H2342 (חוּל);

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