What does חָסִיל mean in the Bible?
e. a locust".
Hebrew · H2625
חָסִיל
The ravager , i.e. a locust
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חָסִילH2625
What does חָסִיל mean in the Bible?
חָסִיל is a Hebrew word meaning "the ravager , i.e. a locust".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2625?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [or] grasshoppers (2), the destroying locust (2), as by locusts (1), to the grasshopper (1).
Where does חָסִיל appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Kings 8:37. Its strongest book concentrations include Joel (2), 1 Kings (1), 2 Chronicles (1), Isaiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It[or] grasshoppers2×1 Kings 8:37, 2 Chronicles 6:28
the destroying locust2×Joel 1:4, Joel 2:25
as by locusts1×Isaiah 33:4
to the grasshopper1×Psalms 78:46
Show sample aligned rows
1 Kings 8:37חָסִיל֙to[or] grasshoppersNoun - masculine singular2 Chronicles 6:28וְחָסִיל֙to[or] grasshoppersConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularPsalms 78:46לֶחָסִ֣ילtoto the grasshopperPreposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularIsaiah 33:4הֶֽחָסִ֑ילtoas by locustsArticle | Noun - masculine singularJoel 1:4הֶחָסִֽיל׃tothe destroying locustArticle | Noun - masculine singularJoel 2:25וְהֶחָסִ֣ילtothe destroying locustConjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row1 Kings 8:37
Aligned rows6
Books represented5
1 Kings12 Chronicles1Psalms1Isaiah1Joel2
Source forms
הֶֽחָסִ֑יל1xhe·ḥā·sîlIsaiah 33:4
הֶחָסִֽיל׃1xhe·ḥā·sîlJoel 1:4
וְהֶחָסִ֣יל1xwə·he·ḥā·sîlJoel 2:25
וְחָסִיל֙1xwə·ḥā·sîl2 Chronicles 6:28
חָסִיל֙1xḥā·sîl1 Kings 8:37
לֶחָסִ֣יל1xle·ḥā·sîlPsalms 78:46
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular2xIsaiah 33:4, Joel 1:4
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular1x2 Chronicles 6:28
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular1xJoel 2:25
Noun - masculine singular1x1 Kings 8:37
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular1xPsalms 78:46
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. the ravager , i.e. a locust
Source Gloss
the ravager , i.e. a locust
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
the ravager, i.e. a locust BDB: locust Usage: caterpillar.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
חָסִיל is built from this root:
חָסַלH2628
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