חֵץ
chets
“arrow”
Definition
properly, a piercer, i.e. an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunderbolt; the shaft of aspear
from H2686 (חָצַץ); also by interchange for H6086 (עֵץ)
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
חֵץ appears 39 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
they were archers using both the right and left hands to sling stones and shoot arrows; and they were Saul’s kinsmen from Benjamin):
Elisha told him, “Take a bow and some arrows.”So Jehoash took a bow and some arrows.
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Their arrows are sharpened,and all their bows are strung.The hooves of their horses are like flint;their chariot wheels are like a whirlwind.
He bent His bowand set me as the target for His arrow.
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