The meaning of “חֵץ”
Understanding chêts reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
[phrase] archer, arrow, dart, shaft, staff, wound. - properly, a piercer, i.e. an arrow - by implication, a wound - figu...
חֵץ
[phrase] archer, arrow, dart, shaft, staff, wound. - properly, a piercer, i.e. an arrow - by implication, a wound - figuratively, (of God) thunderbolt - the shaft of aspear 1) arrow
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 24:8 | “God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.” Word: חֵץ (chêts) | |
| 2 Samuel 22:15 | “And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.” Word: חֵץ (chêts) | |
| 2 Chronicles 26:15 | “And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.” Word: חֵץ (chêts) | |
| Proverbs 25:18 | “A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.” Word: חֵץ (chêts) | |
| Lamentations 3:12 | “He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.” Word: חֵץ (chêts) |