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ḥīl חִיל ‘agony’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ḥūl חוּל ‘to twist / be firm’
Roots: חול חיל
Variants: חִילָה, חִיל

ḥīl n, m
1) pain, agony, sorrow, a writhing, anguish
 1a) writhing (of fear)
 1b) anguish

Mentioned in Exodus 15:14 Jeremiah 22:23, 6:24, 50:43 Micah 4:9 Psalms 48:7 Job 6:10

2014 — 2024 Institute for Biblical Content. Biblical Hebrew for linguists: a multilingual analytical biblical Hebrew lexicon.
Implemented as part of the research project at the ENS by M.Seveleu-Dubrovnik, PhD.
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