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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 -

“And the archers H2671 bitterly attacked him and shot at him,

And they bore a grudge against him;

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:8 -

“God brings him out of Egypt,

He is for him like the horns of the wild ox.

He will devour the nations who are his adversaries,

And will gnaw their bones in pieces,

And [fn]shatter them with his arrows H2671.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:23 -

‘I will heap calamities on them;

I will exhaust My arrows H2671 on them.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:42 -

‘I will make My arrows H2671 drunk with blood,

And My sword will devour flesh,

With the blood of the slain and the captives,

From the long-haired [fn]leaders of the enemy.’

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:7 - And the shaft H2671 of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and the head of his spear weighed six hundred shekels of iron; his shield-carrier also walked before him.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:15 -

“And He sent out arrows H2671, and scattered them,

Lightning, and [fn]threw them into confusion.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:15 - And Elisha said to him, “Take a bow and arrows H2671.” So he [fn]took a bow and arrows H2671.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:17 - And he said, “Open the window toward the east,” and he opened it. Then Elisha said, “Shoot!” And he shot. And he said, “Yahweh’s arrow H2671 of salvation, even the arrow H2671 of salvation over Aram; for you will strike the Arameans at Aphek until you have consumed them.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:32 -

‘Therefore thus says Yahweh concerning the king of Assyria, “He will not come to this city or shoot an arrow H2671 there; and he will not come before it with a shield or throw up a siege ramp against it.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:2 - They were equipped with bows, using both the right hand and the left to sling stones and to shoot arrows H2671 from the bow; they were Saul’s relatives from Benjamin.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:4 -

“For the arrows H2671 of the Almighty are within me,

[fn]Their poison my spirit drinks;

The horrors of God are arranged against me.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:6 -

[fn]Should I lie concerning my justice?

My [fn]wound H2671 is incurable, though I am without transgression.’

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:13 -

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

He makes His arrows H2671 fiery shafts.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:2 -

For, behold, the wicked bend the bow,

They [fn]make ready their arrow H2671 upon the string

To shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:14 -

He sent out His arrows H2671, and scattered them,

And lightning flashes in abundance, and [fn]threw them into confusion.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:2 -

For Your arrows H2671 have pressed deep into me,

And Your hand has pressed down upon me.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:5 -

Your arrows H2671 are sharp;

The peoples fall under You;

Your arrows are in the heart of the King’s enemies.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:4 -

My soul is among lions;

I am lying down among those who breathe forth fire,

Sons of men whose teeth are spears and arrows H2671

And their tongue a sharp sword.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:7 -

Let them flow away like water that runs off;

When he [fn]aims his arrows H2671, let them be as [fn]headless shafts.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:3 -

Who have sharpened their tongue like a sword.

They aimed bitter speech as their arrow H2671,

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:7 -

But God [fn]will shoot them with an arrow H2671;

Suddenly they will be wounded.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:5 -

You will not be afraid of terror by night,

Or arrow H2671 that flies by day;

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 120:4 -

Sharp arrows H2671 of the warrior,

With the burning coals of the broom tree.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:4 -

Like arrows H2671 in the hand of a warrior,

So are the children of one’s youth.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:6 -

Flash forth lightning and scatter them;

Send out Your arrows H2671 and confuse them.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:23 -

Until an arrow H2671 pierces through his liver;

As a bird hastens to the snare,

And he does not know that it will cost him his [fn]soul.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:18 -

Like a club and a sword and a sharp arrow H2671

Is a man who bears [fn]false witness against his neighbor.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:18 -

Like a madman who shoots

Firebrands, arrows H2671, and death,

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:28 -

[fn]Its arrows H2671 are sharp and all its bows are bent;

The hoofs of its horses [fn]seem like flint and its chariot wheels like a whirlwind.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:33 -

“Therefore, thus says Yahweh concerning the king of Assyria, ‘He will not come to this city or shoot an arrow H2671 there; and he will not come before it with a shield or throw up a siege ramp against it.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:2 -

He has set My mouth like a sharp sword;

In the shadow of His hand He has concealed Me;

And He has also set Me as a [fn]select arrow H2671;

He has hidden Me in His quiver.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:8 -

“Their tongue is a slaughtering arrow H2671;

It speaks deceit;

With his mouth one speaks peace to his neighbor,

But inwardly he sets an ambush for him.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:9 -

“For behold, I am going to arouse and bring up against Babylon

An assembly of great nations from the land of the north,

And they will arrange their battle lines against her;

From there she will be taken captive.

Their arrows H2671 will be like [fn]a warrior who makes one childless

Who does not return empty-handed.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:14 -

“Arrange your battle lines against Babylon on every side,

All you who [fn]bend the bow;

Shoot at her, do not be sparing with your arrows H2671,

For she has sinned against Yahweh.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:11 -

Sharpen the arrows H2671, fill the quivers!

Yahweh has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes

Because His purpose is against Babylon to destroy it;

For it is the vengeance of Yahweh, vengeance for His temple.

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:12 -

He bent His bow

And set me as a target for the arrow H2671.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 5:16 - ‘When I send against them the [fn]deadly arrows H2671 of famine which [fn]were for the destruction of those whom I will send to destroy you, then I will also intensify the famine upon you and break the staff of bread.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:21 - “For the king of Babylon stands at the [fn]parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination; he shakes the arrows H2671; he asks the [fn]household idols; he looks at the liver.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:3 - “And I will strike your bow from your left hand and cause your arrows H2671 from your right hand to fall.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:9 -

“Then those who inhabit the cities of Israel will go out and make fires with the weapons and burn them, both shields and large shields, bows and arrows H2671, war clubs and spears; and for seven years they will make fires of them.

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:11 -

Sun and moon stood in their lofty places;

They went away at the light of Your arrows H2671,

At the brightness of Your flashing spear.

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:14 -

Then Yahweh will appear over them,

And His arrow H2671 will go forth like lightning;

And Lord Yahweh will blow the trumpet

And will go in the storm winds of the south.

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