חייל

Hebrew
Root
⁧ח־ו־ל⁩ (ḥ-w-l)

Noun

⁧חייל / חַיָּל⁩ • (khayál) m (plural indefinite ⁧חיילים / חַיָּלִים⁩, singular construct ⁧חייל / חַיַּל־⁩, feminine counterpart ⁧חיילת / חַיֶּלֶת⁩) [pattern: ⁧קַטָּל⁩]

  1. soldier
  2. (chess) pawn

See also

Verb

⁧חייל / חִיֵּל⁩ • (khiyél) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. (transitive) to enlist someone

References
  • “⁧חייל⁩” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

Yiddish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Hebrew ⁧חַיִל⁩ (“army, strength”).

Noun

⁧חייל⁩ • (khayel) n, plural ⁧חיילות⁩ (khayoles)

  1. army
  2. military
  • ⁧אשת חייל⁩ (eyshes khayel)
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