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Lexicon :: Strong's H2671 - ḥēṣ

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חֵץ
Transliteration
ḥēṣ
Pronunciation
khayts
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 721b

Strong’s Definitions

חֵץ chêts, khayts; from H2686; also by interchange for H6086 properly, a piercer, i.e. an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunder-bolt; the shaft of a spear:— archer, arrow, dart, shaft, staff, wound.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 53x

The KJV translates Strong's H2671 in the following manner: arrow (48x), archers (with H1167) (1x), dart (1x), shaft (1x), wound (1x), variant (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 53x
The KJV translates Strong's H2671 in the following manner: arrow (48x), archers (with H1167) (1x), dart (1x), shaft (1x), wound (1x), variant (1x).
  1. arrow

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֵץ chêts, khayts; from H2686; also by interchange for H6086 properly, a piercer, i.e. an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunder-bolt; the shaft of a spear:— archer, arrow, dart, shaft, staff, wound.
STRONGS H2671: Abbreviations
חֵץ noun masculine1 Samuel 20:20 arrow, mostly in poetry and prophets (compare חֵצִי above below חצה) — absolute ח׳ Psalm 91:5 + 9 times + 1 Samuel 17:7 Kt (Qr עֵץ which see); construct id. 2 Kings 1; 2 Kings 3:17; 2 Kings 13:17; suffix חִצִּי Job 34:6, חִצּוֺ Psalm 58:8; Zechariah 9:14, חִצָּם Psalm 11:2; Psalm 64:4; Plural חִצִּים Genesis 49:23 + 17 times + 1 Samuel 20:38 Qr (Kt חֵ֫צִי which see) + 2 Samuel 22:15 (< חִצָּיו || Psalm 18:15); construct חִצֵּת Job 6:4; Psalm 120:4 + Ezekiel 5:16 (Co חִצַּי compare Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version Hi); חִצַּי Deuteronomy 32:23, 42 (Ezekiel 5:16 see above), חִצֶּיךָ Psalm 38:3 + 4 times; חִצָּיו Isaiah 5:28 + 5 times; — arrow:
1. literally, shot from bow by hand 1 Samuel 20:20, 21 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 20:22 (Greek Version of the LXX We singular, i.e. הַחֵצִי, in 1 Samuel 20:21; 1 Samuel 20:22, see also Dr) 1 Samuel 20:36; 1 Samuel 20:38 Qr 2 Kings 19:32Isaiah 37:33; Isaiah 5:28; Isaiah 7:24; Jeremiah 50:9, 14; Jeremiah 51:11; Ezekiel 39:3, 9; 1 Chronicles 12:2; shot from engine of war 2 Chronicles 26:15; used in divination Ezekiel 21:26 compare 2 Kings 13:15 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 13:17 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 13:18; בַּעֲלֵי חִצִּים=archers Genesis 49:23.
2. figurative of Israel's weapons Numbers 24:8, of the (Messianic) king Psalm 45:6, of Yahweh's judgments Deuteronomy 32:23, 42; Job 6:4 (compare חִצִּיmy wound Job 34:6), Psalm 7:14; Psalm 38:3; Psalm 58:8 (but on text compare Checritical note.) Psalm 64:8; Psalm 120:4 (? compare Che); further Proverbs 7:23; Lamentations 3:12; Ezekiel 5:16; in theoph. Psalm 18:152 Samuel 22:15, compare Habakkuk 3:11; Zechariah 9:14; Psalm 144:6; of wicked men's violence Psalm 11:2; compare Psalm 91:5, under figure of lion's teeth Psalm 57:5; their words Psalm 64:4 compare Proverbs 25:18; Jeremiah 9:8; simile, of strength and efficiency derived from one's children, Psalm 127:4; of a deceiver's words Proverbs 26:18; metaphor of servant of בָּרוּר י׳ ח׳ Isaiah 49:2. — In 1 Samuel 17:7 read H6086 עֵץ (for חֵץ) as Qr and || 2 Samuel 21:19the shaft; see H6086 עֵץ; so Klo Dr.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

49:23; 49:23

Numbers

24:8

Deuteronomy

32:23; 32:23; 32:42; 32:42

1 Samuel

17:7; 17:7; 20:20; 20:20; 20:21; 20:21; 20:22; 20:22; 20:36; 20:38; 20:38

2 Samuel

21:19; 22:15; 22:15

2 Kings

1; 3:17; 13:15; 13:17; 13:17; 13:18; 19:32

1 Chronicles

12:2

2 Chronicles

26:15

Job

6:4; 6:4; 34:6; 34:6

Psalms

7:14; 11:2; 11:2; 18:15; 18:15; 38:3; 38:3; 45:6; 57:5; 58:8; 58:8; 64:4; 64:4; 64:8; 91:5; 91:5; 120:4; 120:4; 127:4; 144:6

Proverbs

7:23; 25:18; 26:18

Isaiah

5:28; 5:28; 7:24; 37:33; 49:2

Jeremiah

9:8; 50:9; 50:14; 51:11

Lamentations

3:12

Ezekiel

5:16; 5:16; 5:16; 21:26; 39:3; 39:9

Habakkuk

3:11

Zechariah

9:14; 9:14

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2671 matches the Hebrew חֵץ (ḥēṣ),
which occurs 45 times in 42 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:23 -

“The [skilled] archers have bitterly attacked and provoked him;

They have shot [at him] and harassed him.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:8 -

“God brought Israel out of Egypt;

Israel has [fn]strength like the wild ox;

He will devour [Gentile] nations, his adversaries (enemies),

And will crush their bones in pieces,

And shatter them with his arrows.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:23 -

‘I will heap misfortunes on them;

I will use My arrows on them.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:42 -

‘I will make My arrows drunk with blood,

And My sword will devour flesh,

With the blood of the slain and the captives,

From the heads of the leaders of the enemy.’

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:7 - The [wooden] shaft of his spear was like a [fn]weaver’s beam; the blade-head of his spear weighed [fn]six hundred shekels of iron. And a [fn]shield-bearer walked in front of him.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:15 -

“He sent out arrows and scattered them;

Lightning, and confused them.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:15 - And Elisha said to him, “Take a bow and arrows.” So he took a bow and arrows.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:17 - And he said, “Open the window to the east,” and he opened it. Then Elisha said, “Shoot!” And he shot. And Elisha said, “The LORDS arrow of victory, the arrow of victory over Aram (Syria); for you will strike the Arameans in Aphek until you have destroyed them.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:32 -

‘Therefore thus says the LORD concerning the king of Assyria: “He will not come to this city [Jerusalem] nor shoot an arrow there; nor will he come before it with a shield nor throw up a siege ramp against it.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:2 - They were armed with bows, and could use the right hand or the left to sling stones and shoot arrows from the bow; they were Saul’s relatives from [the tribe of] Benjamin.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:4 -

Because the arrows of the Almighty are within me,

My spirit drinks their poison;

The terrors of God are arrayed against me.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:6 -

Although I am right, I am accounted a liar.

My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.’

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:13 -

He has also prepared [other] deadly weapons for Himself;

He makes His arrows fiery shafts [aimed at the unrepentant].

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:2 -

For look, the wicked are bending the bow;

They take aim with their arrow on the string

To shoot [by stealth] in darkness at the upright in heart.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:14 -

He sent out His arrows and scattered them;

And He sent an abundance of lightning flashes and confused and routed them [in defeat].

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:2 -

For Your arrows have sunk into me and penetrate deeply,

And Your hand has pressed down on me and greatly disciplined me.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:5 -

Your arrows are sharp;

The peoples (nations) fall under You;

Your arrows pierce the hearts of the King’s enemies.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:4 -

My life is among lions;

I must lie among those who breathe out fire—

The sons of men whose teeth are spears and arrows,

And their tongue a sharp sword.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:7 -

Let them flow away like water that runs off;

When he aims his arrows, let them be as headless shafts.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:3 -

Who have sharpened their tongues like a sword.

They aim venomous words as arrows,

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:7 -

But God will shoot them with an [unexpected] arrow;

Suddenly they will be wounded.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:5 -

You will not be afraid of the terror of night,

Nor of the arrow that flies by day,

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 120:4 -

Sharp arrows of the warrior,

With the [fn]burning coals of the broom tree.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:4 -

Like arrows in the hand of a warrior,

So are the children of one’s youth.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:6 -

Flash lightning and scatter my enemies;

Send out Your arrows and confuse and embarrass and frustrate them.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:23 -

Until an arrow pierced his liver [with a mortal wound];

Like a bird fluttering straight into the net,

He did not know that it would cost him his life.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:18 -

Like a club and a sword and a piercing arrow

Is a man who testifies falsely against his neighbor (acquaintance).

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:18 -

Like a madman who throws

Firebrands, arrows, and death,

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:28 -

Their arrows are sharp and all their bows are strung and bent;

Their horses’ hoofs seem like flint and their chariot wheels like a whirlwind.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:33 -

“Therefore, the LORD says this concerning the king of Assyria, ‘He will not come into this city or shoot an arrow there, or come before it with shield, or raise an assault ramp against it.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:2 -

He has made My mouth like a sharp sword,

In the shadow of His hand He has kept Me hidden;

And He has made Me a sharpened arrow,

In His quiver He has hidden Me.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:8 -

“Their tongue is a murderous arrow;

It speaks deceit;

With his mouth one speaks peace to his neighbor,

But in his heart he lays traps and waits in ambush for him.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:9 -

“For behold, I will stir up and bring up against Babylon

An assembly of great nations from the north country.

They will equip themselves and set up the battle lines against her;

From there she will be taken captive.

Their arrows will be like an expert warrior

Who will not return empty-handed.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:14 -

“Set yourselves in battle formation against Babylon on every side,

All you archers.

Shoot at her! Do not spare the arrows,

For she has sinned against the LORD.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:11 -

Sharpen the arrows, take up the shields [and cover yourselves]!

The LORD has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the [fn]Medes,

Because His purpose concerning Babylon is to destroy it;

For that is the vengeance of the LORD, vengeance [on Babylon] for [plundering and destroying] His temple.

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:12 -

He has bent His bow

And set me as a target for the arrow.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 5:16 - ‘When I send against them the deadly arrows of hunger which were for the destruction of those whom I will send to destroy you, then I will increase the famine upon you and break your staff of bread.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:21 - “For the king of Babylon stands at the parting of the way, at the fork of the two ways, to use divination. He shakes the arrows, he consults the teraphim (household idols), he looks at the liver [of an animal for an omen].
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:3 - “I will strike your bow from your left hand and make your arrows to fall out of your right hand.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:9 -

“And [when you, Gog, no longer exist] those who live in the cities of Israel will go out and make fires with the weapons and burn them, both the [large] shields and the [fn]bucklers (small shields), the bows and the arrows, the war clubs and the spears; and for seven years they will burn them.

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:11 -

The sun and moon stood in their places [as before Joshua];

They went away at the light of Your [swift] arrows,

At the radiance and gleam of Your glittering spear.

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:14 -

Then the LORD will be seen [hovering] over them [protecting His people],

And His arrow will go forth like lightning;

And the Lord GOD will blow the trumpet

And will march in the windstorms of the south.

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