רֹ֫מַח
ro.mach
“spear”
Definition
a lance (as thrown); especially the iron point
from an unused root meaning to hurl;
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
רֹ֫מַח appears 8 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
So they shouted louder and cut themselves with knives and lances, as was their custom, until the blood gushed over them.
He also put shields and spears in all the cities and strengthened them greatly. So Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
Then Amaziah gathered the people of Judah and assigned them according to their families to commanders of thousands and of hundreds. And he numbered those twenty years of age or older throughout Judah and Benjamin and found 300,000 chosen men able to serve in the army, bearing the spear and shield.
Uzziah supplied the entire army with shields, spears, helmets, armor, bows, and slingstones.
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