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val´yant, val´yant-li (חיל, hÌ£ayil; ἰσχυÏοÌÏ‚, ischuroÌs): “Valiant†in the Old Testament is for the most part the translation of hÌ£ayil, “power,†or “might,†and is applied to the courageous and to men of war (“mighty men of valorâ€), as in ; ; , etc.; in some passages ben hÌ£ayil, “a son of might†(; ; , etc.). A few other Hebrew words (gibbor, etc.) are thus rendered. In the New Testament the word occurs once in the King James Version (, “valiant in fightâ€; the Revised Version (British and American) “mighty in warâ€). “Valiantly†is the translation of the same Hebrew word (; , etc.); in one case in the King James Version of hÌ£aÌ„zakÌ£ (, the American Standard Revised Version “play the man,†the English Revised Version “menâ€). In some instances the Revised Version (British and American) has variations, as “man of valor†for “valiant man†(), “valiant†for “strong†(, ; , etc.).