2625. chasil

Lexicon

chasil: Locust, specifically a type of locust known for its destructive nature.

Original Word: חָסִיל
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: chaciyl
Pronunciation: khaw-SEEL
Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-seel')
Definition: Locust, specifically a type of locust known for its destructive nature.
Meaning: the ravager, a locust

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

caterpillar

From chacal; the ravager, i.e. A locust -- caterpillar.

see HEBREW chacal

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from chasal
Definition
(a kind of) locust
NASB Translation
caterpillar (1), grasshopper (3), stripping locust (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

חָסִיל noun masculine a kind of locust (singular collective) always absolute ׳ח, and always as destructive; 1 Kings 8:37 2Chronicles 6:28; Psalm 78:46 (all "" אַרְבֶּה), Joshua 1:4; Joshua 2:25 ("" יָ֑לֶק, אַרְבֶּה, גָּזָם); compare ׳אֹסֶף הֶחָ Isaiah 33:4 the gathering of the locust, in simile of despoiling of Assyria ("" גֵּבִים).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root חָסַל (chasal), meaning "to devour" or "to consume."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for חָסִיל in the Strong's Greek Concordance, as the specific term for this type of locust does not appear in the Greek New Testament. However, the general concept of locusts as agents of destruction is present in the Greek text, such as in Revelation 9:3, where locusts are used symbolically in apocalyptic imagery.

Usage: The word חָסִיל is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe a locust that causes significant devastation to agricultural produce. It is often mentioned in the context of divine judgment or natural calamities that result in famine or economic hardship.

Context: The term חָסִיל appears in several passages within the Hebrew Bible, often in the context of plagues or divine judgments. In the book of Joel, the חָסִיל is part of a sequence of locusts that devastate the land, symbolizing a severe judgment from God. Joel 1:4 (BSB) states, "What the devouring locust has left, the swarming locust has eaten; what the swarming locust has left, the crawling locust has eaten; and what the crawling locust has left, the consuming locust has eaten." This verse illustrates the comprehensive destruction caused by different stages or types of locusts, with חָסִיל being one of them.

The חָסִיל is also mentioned in Amos 4:9 (BSB), where God recounts the various calamities He has sent upon Israel as a call to repentance: "I struck you with blight and mildew; the locust devoured your many gardens and vineyards, your fig trees and olive trees, yet you have not returned to Me," declares the LORD. Here, the חָסִיל is part of the divine arsenal used to bring about a change of heart among the people.

The destructive nature of the חָסִיל serves as a metaphor for the consuming power of sin and the need for spiritual renewal. It underscores the theme of divine retribution and the call to repentance that runs throughout the prophetic literature.

Forms and Transliterations

הֶֽחָסִ֑יל הֶחָסִֽיל׃ החסיל החסיל׃ וְהֶחָסִ֣יל וְחָסִיל֙ והחסיל וחסיל חָסִיל֙ חסיל לֶחָסִ֣יל לחסיל chaSil ḥā·sîl ḥāsîl he·ḥā·sîl hechaSil heḥāsîl le·ḥā·sîl lechaSil leḥāsîl vechaSil vehechaSil wə·ḥā·sîl wə·he·ḥā·sîl wəḥāsîl wəheḥāsîl

Englishman's Concordance

1 Kings 8:37
HEB: יֵרָק֜וֹן אַרְבֶּ֤ה חָסִיל֙ כִּ֣י יִהְיֶ֔ה
NAS: locust [or] grasshopper, if
KJV: locust, [or] if there be caterpiller; if their enemy
INT: mildew locust grasshopper if become

2 Chronicles 6:28
HEB: וְיֵרָק֜וֹן אַרְבֶּ֤ה וְחָסִיל֙ כִּ֣י יִהְיֶ֔ה
NAS: there is locust or grasshopper, if
KJV: locusts, or caterpillers; if their enemies
INT: mildew is locust grasshopper if become

Psalm 78:46
HEB: וַיִּתֵּ֣ן לֶחָסִ֣יל יְבוּלָ֑ם וִֽ֝יגִיעָ֗ם
NAS: also their crops to the grasshopper And the product of their labor
KJV: also their increase unto the caterpiller, and their labour
INT: gave to the grasshopper their crops and the product

Isaiah 33:4
HEB: שְׁלַלְכֶ֔ם אֹ֖סֶף הֶֽחָסִ֑יל כְּמַשַּׁ֥ק גֵּבִ֖ים
NAS: is gathered [as] the caterpillar gathers;
KJV: [like] the gathering of the caterpiller: as the running to and fro
INT: your spoil gathers the caterpillar rushing of locusts

Joel 1:4
HEB: הַיֶּ֔לֶק אָכַ֖ל הֶחָסִֽיל׃
NAS: has left, the stripping locust has eaten.
KJV: hath left hath the caterpiller eaten.
INT: locust has eaten the stripping

Joel 2:25
HEB: הָֽאַרְבֶּ֔ה הַיֶּ֖לֶק וְהֶחָסִ֣יל וְהַגָּזָ֑ם חֵילִי֙
NAS: The creeping locust, the stripping locust and the gnawing locust,
KJV: the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm,
INT: the swarming the creeping the stripping and the gnawing army

6 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2625
6 Occurrences

ḥā·sîl — 1 Occ.
he·ḥā·sîl — 2 Occ.
le·ḥā·sîl — 1 Occ.
wə·ḥā·sîl — 1 Occ.
wə·he·ḥā·sîl — 1 Occ.