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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 19:32＝Isaiah 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 חִצִּי＝my 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 18:15＝2 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 21:19＝the 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

H2671

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:23 - And embitter him -- yea, they have striven, Yea, hate him do archers;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:8 - God is bringing him out of Egypt; As the swiftness of a Reem is to him, He eateth up nations his adversaries, And their bones he breaketh, And with his arrows he smiteth,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:23 - I gather upon them evils, Mine arrows I consume upon them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:42

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:42 - I make drunk Mine arrows with blood, And My sword devoureth flesh, From the blood of the pierced and captive, From the head of the freemen of the enemy.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:7 - and the wood of his spear is like a beam of weavers', and the flame of his spear is six hundred shekels of iron, and the bearer of the buckler is going before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:15 - And He sendeth forth arrows, And scattereth them; Lightning, and troubleth them;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 13:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:15 - And Elisha saith to him, 'Take bow and arrows:' and he taketh unto him bow and arrows.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 13:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:17 - and saith, 'Open the window eastward;' and he openeth, and Elisha saith, 'Shoot,' and he shooteth; and he saith, 'An arrow of salvation to Jehovah, and an arrow of salvation against Aram, and thou hast smitten Aram, in Aphek, till consuming.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:32

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:32 - Therefore, thus said Jehovah, Concerning the king of Asshur: He doth not come in unto this city, Nor doth he shoot there an arrow, Nor doth he come before it with shield. Nor doth he pour out against it a mount.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:2 - armed with bow, right and left handed, with stones, and with arrows, with bows, of the brethren of Saul, of Benjamin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:4 - For arrows of the Mighty are with me, Whose poison is drinking up my spirit. Terrors of God array themselves for me!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:6 - Against my right do I lie? Mortal is mine arrow -- without transgression.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:13 - Yea, for him He hath prepared Instruments of death, His arrows for burning pursuers He maketh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:2 - For lo, the wicked tread a bow, They have prepared their arrow on the string, To shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:14 - And He sendeth His arrows and scattereth them, And much lightning, and crusheth them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:2 - For Thine arrows have come down on me, And Thou lettest down upon me Thy hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 45:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:5 - Thine arrows are sharp, -- Peoples fall under Thee -- In the heart of the enemies of the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 57:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:4 - My soul is in the midst of lions, I lie down among flames -- sons of men, Their teeth are a spear and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:7 - They are melted as waters, They go up and down for themselves, His arrow proceedeth as they cut themselves off.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 64:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:3 - Who sharpened as a sword their tongue, They directed their arrow -- a bitter word.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 64:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:7 - And God doth shoot them with an arrow, Sudden have been their wounds,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 91:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:5 - Thou art not afraid of fear by night, Of arrow that flieth by day,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 120:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 120:4 - Sharp arrows of a mighty one, with broom-coals.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 127:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:4 - As arrows in the hand of a mighty one, So are the sons of the young men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 144:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:6 - Send forth lightning, and scatter them, Send forth Thine arrows, and trouble them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:23 - Till an arrow doth split his liver, As a bird hath hastened unto a snare, And hath not known that it is for its life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:18 - A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, Is the man testifying against his neighbour a false testimony.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:18 - As one pretending to be feeble, Who is casting sparks, arrows, and death,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:28

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:28 - Whose arrows are sharp, and all its bows bent, Hoofs of its horses as flint have been reckoned, And its wheels as a hurricane!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 37:33

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:33 - Therefore, thus said Jehovah, Concerning the king of Asshur: He doth not come in unto this city, Nor doth he shoot there an arrow, Nor doth he come before it with shield, Nor doth he pour out against it a mount.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:2 - And he maketh my mouth as a sharp sword, In the shadow of His hand He hath hid me, And He maketh me for a clear arrow, In His quiver He hath hid me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:8 - A slaughtering arrow is their tongue, Deceit it hath spoken in its mouth, Peace with its neighbour it speaketh, And in its heart it layeth its ambush,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:9 - For, lo, I am stirring up, And am causing to come up against Babylon, An assembly of great nations from a land of the north, And they have set in array against her, From thence she is captured, Its arrow -- as a skilful hero -- returneth not empty,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:14 - Set yourselves in array against Babylon round about, All ye treading a bow, Shoot at her, have no pity on the arrow, For against Jehovah she hath sinned.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:11 - Cleanse ye the arrows, fill the shields, Stirred up hath Jehovah the spirit of the kings of Madia, For against Babylon His device is to destroy it, For the vengeance of Jehovah it is, The vengeance of His temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:12 - He hath trodden His bow, And setteth me up as a mark for an arrow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 5:16 - In My sending the evil arrows of famine among them, That have been for destruction, That I send to destroy you, And famine I am adding upon you, And I have broken to you the staff of bread.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:21 - For stood hath the king of Babylon at the head of the way, At the top of the two ways, to use divination, He hath moved lightly with the arrows, He hath asked at the teraphim, He hath looked on the liver.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 39:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:3 - And have smitten thy bow out of thy left hand, Yea, thine arrows out of thy right I cause to fall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 39:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:9 - And gone out have the inhabitants of cities of Israel, And they have burned and kindled a fire, With armour, and shield, and buckler, With bow, and with arrows, And with hand-staves, and with javelins, And they have caused a fire to burn with them seven years,

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:11 - Sun -- moon -- hath stood -- a habitation, At the light thine arrows go on, At the brightness, the glittering of thy spear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:14 - And Jehovah doth appear for them, And gone forth as lightning hath His arrow, And the Lord Jehovah with a trumpet bloweth, And He hath gone with whirlwinds of the south.
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