קֶ֫שֶׁת
qe.shet
“bow”
Definition
a bow, forshooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris
from H7185 (קָשָׁה) in the original sense (of H6983 (קוֹשׁ)) of bending;
- bow 1a) bow (for hunting, battle) 1b) bowmen, archers 1c) bow (fig. of might) 1d) rainbow
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
קֶ֫שֶׁת appears 63 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him.
Then Elisha said to the king of Israel, “Put your hand on the bow.”So the king put his hand on the bow, and Elisha put his hands on the king’s hands.
And to you, as one who is above your brothers, I give the ridge of land that I took from the Amorites with my sword and bow.”
All your rulers have fled together,captured without a bow.All your fugitives were captured together,having fled to a distant place.
For a destroyer is coming against her—against Babylon.Her warriors will be captured,and their bows will be broken,for the LORD is a God of retribution;He will repay in full.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.