Strong H6369פִּיכֹל
Phicol
- Transliteration
- pîykôl
- Pronunciation
- pee-kole'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
Meaning of the name
Phichol = "strong"
Detailed definition
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.21.22
In the biblical story
Phicol
Commander of Abimelech's army
Phicol, the commander of the army of Abimelech, the Philistine king of Gerar, who accompanied Abimelech in making treaties with Abraham and Isaac.
In the Bible
Strong H6369 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- phichol3
First verses
- Genesis 21:22And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest:
- Genesis 21:32Thus they made a covenant at Beer–sheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.
- Genesis 26:26Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army.