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The meaning of טָחָה

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Definition

(bow-) shot. - to stretch a bow, as an archer 1) to hurl, shoot 1a) (Piel) a bowshot (participle)

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טָחָה

Phonetictaw-khaw'
Transliterationṭâchâh
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Hebrew Verb
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

(bow-) shot. - to stretch a bow, as an archer 1) to hurl, shoot 1a) (Piel) a bowshot (participle)

Scripture References

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1 total references
ReferenceText
Genesis 21:16

And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.

Word: טָחָה (ṭâchâh)

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