Word Study · Strong's H2625 · Hebrew
חָסִיל
chasil
khaw-seel'
Strong's 1890 spelling: châçîyl
“the ravager, i.e. a locust”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
the ravager, i.e. a locust
Rendered in the KJV as
caterpillar.
- 6occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 5 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 6 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- הֶֽחָסִ֑יל1
- הֶחָסִֽיל׃1
- וְהֶחָסִ֣יל1
- וְחָסִיל֙1
- חָסִיל֙1
- לֶחָסִ֣יל1
How it is rendered · 5
- the locust[s]2
- and locust[s]1
- and the locust[s]1
- locust[s]1
- to the locust1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular1
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular1
- noun · masculine singular1
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular1
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- HTd/Ncmsa · 2
- HC/Ncmsa · 1
- HC/Td/Ncmsa · 1
- HNcmsa · 1
- HRd/Ncmsa · 1
All 6, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Joel2 occurrences
- Joel 1:4הֶחָסִֽיל׃hechasilthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularWhat the devouring locust has left, the swarming locust has eaten; what the swarming locust has left, the young locust has eaten; and what the young locust has left, the destroying locust has eaten.here: the locust[s]
- Joel 2:25וְהֶחָסִ֣ילvehechasilconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularI will repay you for the years eaten by locusts— the swarming locust, the young locust, the destroying locust, and the devouring locust— My great army that I sent against you.here: and the locust[s]