International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Forces

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Forces


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fōr´sis (חיל, ḥayil):

(1) The word is used as a military term, equivalent to army, in , (where the King James Version reads “armies”); ; , etc. See ARMY.

(2) In , , it is rendered in the Revised Version (British and American) by “wealth,” and in Ob , by “substance.”

Two other Hebrew words are also translated “forces” in the King James Version, ma'ămaccı̄m (), and mā‛ōz (), the latter being rendered in the Revised Version (British and American) “fortresses.