חיל (chayil) — pictograph word study
חיל
Meaning: strength, wealth, valor, army
Letter by letter — the ancient pictures
ח Chet — value 8
Life (chai = 18 = twice chet's letters chet-yod), fence, enclosure; eight — the number beyond nature's seven letter page →
Life (chai = 18 = twice chet's letters chet-yod), fence, enclosure; eight — the number beyond nature's seven letter page →
י Yod — value 10
The hand, the deed; the point of essence; ten — completion of the units, the congregation (minyan), the commandments letter page →
The hand, the deed; the point of essence; ten — completion of the units, the congregation (minyan), the commandments letter page →
ל Lamed — value 30
Learning, teaching, the shepherd's staff and ox-goad; aspiration — the tallest letter, the tower of the alphabet letter page →
Learning, teaching, the shepherd's staff and ox-goad; aspiration — the tallest letter, the tower of the alphabet letter page →