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Lexicon :: Strong's H7198 - qešeṯ

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קֶשֶׁת
Transliteration
qešeṯ
Pronunciation
keh'-sheth
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From קָשָׁה (H7185) in the original sense of קוֹשׁ (H6983) of bending
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2093

Strong’s Definitions

קֶשֶׁת qesheth, keh'-sheth; from H7185 in the original sense (of H6983) of bending; a bow, for shooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris:—× arch(-er), arrow, bow(-man, -shot).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 77x

The KJV translates Strong's H7198 in the following manner: bow (68x), archers (with H3384) (3x), archers (2x), archers (with H1869) (1x), miscellaneous (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 77x
The KJV translates Strong's H7198 in the following manner: bow (68x), archers (with H3384) (3x), archers (2x), archers (with H1869) (1x), miscellaneous (3x).

  1. bow

    1. bow (for hunting, battle)

    2. bowmen, archers

    3. bow (fig. of might)

    4. rainbow

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קֶשֶׁת qesheth, keh'-sheth; from H7185 in the original sense (of H6983) of bending; a bow, for shooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris:—× arch(-er), arrow, bow(-man, -shot).
STRONGS H7198: Abbreviations
† קֶ֫שֶׁת noun feminineGenesis 9:14 (apparently masculine 2 Samuel 1:22 but see AlbrZAW xvi (1896) 91) bow (originally √ perhaps קושׁ, meaning unknown; Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian ḳaštu; Ethiopic bdb090512 Arabic bdb090601 plural bdb090602, bdb090603 etc.; Targum and (קַשְׁתָּא and (ט for ת after ק P) קוּשְׁטָא (rare), all bow, קַשָּׁתָא bowman; Syriac bdb090604 bow, bdb090605 bowman; Old Aramaic קשת bow, Mandean כשטא (Frä206); Palmyrene קשטא bowman); — absolute ק׳ Hosea 1:7 +, קָ֑שֶׁת Jeremiah 46:9 +; constructקֶ֫שֶׁת Hosea 1:5 +; suffix קַשְׁתִּי Genesis 48:22 +,etc.; plural absolute קְשָׁתוֺת 2 Chronicles 26:14 +; suffix קַשְּׁתֹתָיו (Ges§ 20h) Isaiah 5:28, קַשְּׁתוֺתָם Jeremiah 51:56; Psalm 37:15, קַשְּׁתֹתֵיהֶם Nehemiah 4:7 (קַשְׁתֹּתָיו etc., van d. H. [except Psalm 37:15]); —
1. bow:
a. for hunting Genesis 27:3 (J; + תְּלְי)
b. battle: + (or ||) חֶרֶב Genesis 48:22; Joshua 24:12 (both E), Hosea 1:7; Hosea 2:20; 1 Samuel 18:4 (+ חְַגֹרוֺ), 2 Samuel 1:22; 2 Kings 6:22; Isaiah 41:2; Nehemiah 4:7 (+ רָמְחֵיהֶם), Zechariah 9:13 (figurative of Judah as י׳'s bow), Psalm 37:15 (figurative) Psalm 44:7 (+ or || חֶרֶב also below);+ (or ||) חִצִּים Isaiah 7:24; 2 Kings 13:15 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 39:3, 9; 1 Chronicles 12:2a; compare רִשְׁפֵי ק׳ Psalm 76:4 = arrow (+ מָנֵן וְחֶרֶב) so בֶּן ק׳ Job 41:20 (compare Lamentations 3:13; Job 5:7); + חֲנִית Psalm 46:10, + כִּידוֺן Jeremiah 6:23; Jeremiah 50:42; + varius weapons Nehemiah 4:10; 2 Chronicles 26:14; alone Isaiah 13:18 (context corrupt), Isaiah 22:3; Jeremiah 51:56; Habakkuk 3:9 (of י׳ as warrior); מִלְחָמָה ק׳ Zechariah 9:10; Zechariah 10:4; in simile רְמִיָּה כְּק׳ like a bow of deception Hosea 7:16; Psalm 78:57 (i.e. one that misses its aim; others slack bow).
c. ק׳ collective = bow(-men), archers Isaiah 21:17.
d. phrases are: הַמּרִים אֲנָשִׁים בַּקּ׳ 1 Samuel 31:3 archers, bowmen (but dubious; Dr Kit Löhr translates, הַמּ׳ א׳; We Bu strike out א׳ as || 1 Chronicles 10:3; HPS Now strike out בַּקּ׳ א׳), הַמּוֺרִים בַּקּ׳ 1 Chronicles 10:3; מְטַחֲוֵי ק׳ Genesis 21:16 (see [טָתָה], רמֵה ק׳ Jeremiah 4:29, compare perhaps Genesis 21:21 see קִשָּׁת, || נשְׁקֵי ק׳ (see II.נָשַׁק) 1 Chronicles 12:2b 2 Chronicles 17:17, רוֺמֵי ק׳ נוֺ׳ Psalm 78:9; תֹּפֵשׁ הַקּ׳ Amos 2:15 one grasping the bow, (see Jeremiah 46:9 below) see also מִלֵּא יָדוֺ בַקּ׳ 2 Kings 9:24, הַרְכֵּב יָֽדְךָ עַלהַֿקּ׳ 2 Kings 13:16; דָּרַח ק׳ bend (literally tread) the bow, Isaiah 5:28 (participle passive), Isaiah 21:15 (id.; || חֶרֶב) Jeremiah 50:14, 29; Jeremiah 51:3; 1 Chronicles 5:18; 1 Chronicles 8:40; 2 Chronicles 14:7; Psalm 37:14 (|| חֶרֶב), in figure Psalm 11:2 (|| חֵץ), and, of God, Lamentations 2:4; Lamentations 3:12; Psalm 7:13 (|| הֶרֶב); תֹּפְשֵׂי דֹּרְכֵי ק׳ Jeremiah 46:9; compare(figurative) וַיַּדְרְכוֺ אֶתלְֿשׁוֺנָם קַשְׁתָּם Jeremiah 9:2; also נְחוּשָׁה וְנִחֲתָה ק׳ Psalm 18:35 = 2 Samuel 22:35 (readוְנִחֲתָה for וְנִחַת) מָשַׁח בַּקּ׳ draw the bow 1 Kings 22:34 2 Chronicles 18:33; Isaiah 66:19.
e. bow (passing over into) figurative of might Genesis 49:24 (poem), 1 Samuel 2:4; Hosea 1:5; Jeremiah 49:35; Job 29:20 (compare Psalm 37:15, b. above) feminine נְחוּשָׁה ק׳ fig of divine judgment Job 20:24 (|| נֵשֶׁק בַּרְזֶל)
2. rainbow: אֲשַׁר יִהְיֶה בֶעָנָן בְּיוֺם הַנֶּשֶׁם כְּמַרְאֵה הַקּ׳ Ezekiel 1:28; Genesis 9:13, 14, 16 (P). — קָ֑שֶׁה וַיּאֹמֶר לְלַמֵּד בְּנֵייְֿהוּדָה 2 Samuel 1:18 is corrupt; Greek Version of the LXX al. omits; We Now think misplaced gloss on 2 Samuel 1:6; see further HPS.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

9:13; 9:14; 9:14; 9:16; 21:16; 21:21; 27:3; 48:22; 48:22; 49:24

Joshua

24:12

1 Samuel

2:4; 18:4; 31:3

2 Samuel

1:6; 1:18; 1:22; 1:22; 22:35

1 Kings

22:34

2 Kings

6:22; 9:24; 13:15; 13:16

1 Chronicles

5:18; 8:40; 10:3; 10:3; 12:2; 12:2

2 Chronicles

14:7; 17:17; 18:33; 26:14; 26:14

Nehemiah

4:7; 4:7; 4:10

Job

5:7; 20:24; 29:20; 41:20

Psalms

7:13; 11:2; 18:35; 37:14; 37:15; 37:15; 37:15; 37:15; 44:7; 46:10; 76:4; 78:9; 78:57

Isaiah

5:28; 5:28; 7:24; 13:18; 21:15; 21:17; 22:3; 41:2; 66:19

Jeremiah

4:29; 6:23; 9:2; 46:9; 46:9; 46:9; 49:35; 50:14; 50:29; 50:42; 51:3; 51:56; 51:56

Lamentations

2:4; 3:12; 3:13

Ezekiel

1:28; 39:3; 39:9

Hosea

1:5; 1:5; 1:7; 1:7; 2:20; 7:16

Amos

2:15

Habakkuk

3:9

Zechariah

9:10; 9:13; 10:4

H7198

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Strong's Number H7198 matches the Hebrew קֶשֶׁת (qešeṯ),
which occurs 76 times in 74 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 9:13–Isa 66:19)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:13 - I will place my rainbow in the clouds, and it will become a guarantee of the covenant between me and the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:14 - Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:16 - When the rainbow is in the clouds, I will notice it and remember the perpetual covenant between God and all living creatures of all kinds that are on the earth."

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 21:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:16 - Then she went and sat down by herself across from him at quite a distance, about a bowshot away; for she thought, "I refuse to watch the child die." So she sat across from him and wept uncontrollably.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:3 - Therefore, take your weapons - your quiver and your bow - and go out into the open fields and hunt down some wild game for me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 48:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:22 - As one who is above your brothers, I give to you the mountain slope, which I took from the Amorites with my sword and my bow."

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:24 - But his bow will remain steady, and his hands will be skillful; because of the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:12 - I sent terror ahead of you to drive out before you the two Amorite kings. I gave you the victory; it was not by your swords or bows.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:4 - The bows of warriors are shattered, but those who stumble find their strength reinforced.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 18:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:4 - Jonathan took off the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with the rest of his gear, including his sword, his bow, and even his belt.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 31:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:3 - Saul himself was in the thick of the battle; the archers spotted him and wounded him severely.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 1:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:18 - (He gave instructions that the people of Judah should be taught "The Bow." Indeed, it is written down in the Book of Yashar.)

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 1:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:22 - From the blood of the slain, from the fat of warriors, the bow of Jonathan was not turned away. The sword of Saul never returned empty.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:35

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:35 - He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend even the strongest bow.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:34 - Now an archer shot an arrow at random, and it struck the king of Israel between the plates of his armor. The king ordered his charioteer, "Turn around and take me from the battle line, because I'm wounded."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 6:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:22 - He replied, "Do not strike them down! You did not capture them with your sword or bow, so what gives you the right to strike them down? Give them some food and water, so they can eat and drink and then go back to their master."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:24 - Jehu aimed his bow and shot an arrow right between Jehoram's shoulders. The arrow went through his heart and he fell to his knees in his chariot.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 13:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:15 - Elisha told him, "Take a bow and some arrows," and he did so.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 13:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:16 - Then Elisha told the king of Israel, "Aim the bow." He did so, and Elisha placed his hands on the king's hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 5:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:18 - The Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 men in their combined armies, warriors who carried shields and swords, were equipped with bows, and were trained for war.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 8:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:40 - The sons of Ulam were warriors who were adept archers. They had many sons and grandsons, a total of 150. All these were the descendants of Benjamin.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 10:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:3 - The battle was thick around Saul; the archers spotted him and wounded him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:2 - They were armed with bows and could shoot arrows or sling stones right or left-handed. They were fellow tribesmen of Saul from Benjamin.) These were:

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 14:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:8 - Asa had an army of 300,000 men from Judah, equipped with large shields and spears. He also had 280,000 men from Benjamin who carried small shields and were adept archers; they were all skilled warriors.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 17:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 17:17 - From Benjamin, Eliada, a skilled warrior, led 200,000 men who were equipped with bows and shields,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 18:33

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:33 - Now an archer shot an arrow at random and it struck the king of Israel between the plates of his armor. The king ordered his charioteer, "Turn around and take me from the battle line, for I am wounded."

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:14 - Uzziah supplied shields, spears, helmets, breastplates, bows, and slingstones for the entire army.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:13 - So I stationed people at the lower places behind the wall in the exposed places. I stationed the people by families, with their swords, spears, and bows.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:16 - From that day forward, half of my men were doing the work and half of them were taking up spears, shields, bows, and body armor. Now the officers were behind all the people of Judah

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:24 - If he flees from an iron weapon, then an arrow from a bronze bow pierces him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:20 - My glory will always be fresh in me, and my bow ever new in my hand.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:28 - Arrows do not make it flee; slingstones become like chaff to it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:12 - If a person does not repent, God sharpens his sword and prepares to shoot his bow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:2 - For look, the wicked prepare their bows, they put their arrows on the strings, to shoot in the darkness at the morally upright.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:34

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:34 - He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend even the strongest bow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:14 - Evil men draw their swords and prepare their bows, to bring down the oppressed and needy, and to slaughter those who are godly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:15 - Their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:6 - For I do not trust in my bow, and I do not prevail by my sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 46:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:9 - He brings an end to wars throughout the earth; he shatters the bow and breaks the spear; he burns the shields with fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 76:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:3 - There he shattered the arrows, the shield, the sword, and the rest of the weapons of war. (Selah)

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:9 - The Ephraimites were armed with bows, but they retreated in the day of battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:57

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:57 - They were unfaithful and acted as treacherously as their ancestors; they were as unreliable as a malfunctioning bow.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:28 - Their arrows are sharpened, and all their bows are prepared. The hooves of their horses are hard as flint, and their chariot wheels are like a windstorm.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:24 - With bow and arrow men will hunt there, for the whole land will be covered with thorns and briers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:18 - Their arrows will cut young men to ribbons; they have no compassion on a person's offspring, they will not look with pity on children.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:15 - For they flee from the swords - from the drawn sword and from the battle-ready bow and from the severity of the battle.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:17 - Just a handful of archers, the warriors of Kedar, will be left." Indeed, the LORD God of Israel has spoken.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:3 - All your leaders ran away together - they fled to a distant place; all your refugees were captured together - they were captured without a single arrow being shot.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:2 - Who stirs up this one from the east? Who officially commissions him for service? He hands nations over to him, and enables him to subdue kings. He makes them like dust with his sword, like windblown straw with his bow.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:19 - I will perform a mighty act among them and then send some of those who remain to the nations - to Tarshish, Pul, Lud (known for its archers), Tubal, Javan, and to the distant coastlands that have not heard about me or seen my splendor. They will tell the nations of my splendor.

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