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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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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7198 matches the Hebrew קֶשֶׁת (qešeṯ),
which occurs 10 times in 10 verses in 'Jer' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:29 - At the noise of horseman and archer
every city takes to flight;
they enter thickets; they climb among rocks;
all the cities are forsaken,
and no man dwells in them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:23 - They lay hold on bow and javelin;
they are cruel and have no mercy;
the sound of them is like the roaring sea;
they ride on horses,
set in array as a man for battle,
against you, O daughter of Zion!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:3 - They bend their tongue like a bow;
falsehood and not truth has grown strong[fn] in the land;
for they proceed from evil to evil,
and they do not know me, declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:9 - Advance, O horses,
and rage, O chariots!
Let the warriors go out:
men of Cush and Put who handle the shield,
men of Lud, skilled in handling the bow.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:35 - Thus says the LORD of hosts: “Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the mainstay of their might.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:14 - Set yourselves in array against Babylon all around,
all you who bend the bow;
shoot at her, spare no arrows,
for she has sinned against the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:29 - “Summon archers against Babylon, all those who bend the bow. Encamp around her; let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds; do to her according to all that she has done. For she has proudly defied the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:42

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:42 - They lay hold of bow and spear;
they are cruel and have no mercy.
The sound of them is like the roaring of the sea;
they ride on horses,
arrayed as a man for battle
against you, O daughter of Babylon!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:3 - Let not the archer bend his bow,
and let him not stand up in his armor.
Spare not her young men;
devote to destruction[fn] all her army.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:56

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:56 - for a destroyer has come upon her,
upon Babylon;
her warriors are taken;
their bows are broken in pieces,
for the LORD is a God of recompense;
he will surely repay.
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