Strong's Lexicon

H2671

H2671 — חֵץ

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewchetsnoun mascOccurrences: 45TWOT: 721b

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H2671
Word:	חֵץ
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	from H2686
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	45
Transliteration:	chets
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	khayts
Meaning:	1. (properly) a piercer, i.e. an arrow 2. (by implication) a wound 3. (figuratively, of God) thunder-bolt 4. (by interchange for H6086) the shaft of a spear
KJV Renderings:	+ archer, arrow, dart, shaft, staff, wound.

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חֵץ noun masculine^{1Sam 20:20} arrow, mostly in poetry and prophets (compare חֵצִי above below חצה ) — absolute ׳ ח Ps 91:5 + 9 t. + 1Sam 17:7 Kt ( Qr עֵץ q. v.); construct id. 2Kgs 1; 2Kgs 3:17; 2Kgs 13:17 suffix חִצִּי Job 34:6, חִצּוֺ Ps 58:8; Zech 9:14, חִצָּם Ps 11:2; Ps 64:4 Plural חִצִּים Gen 49:23 + 17 t. + 1Sam 20:38 Qr ( Kt חֵ֫צִי q. v.) + 2Sam 22:15 (< חִצָּיו || Ps 18:15); construct חִצֵּת Job 6:4; Ps 120:4 + Ezek 5:16 (Co חִצַּי compare ᵐ5 ᵑ6 Hi); חִצַּי Deut 32:23; Deut 32:42 ( Ezek 5:16 see above), חִצֶּיךָ Ps 38:3 + 4 t.; חִצָּיו Isa 5:28 + 5 t.; — arrow:

1. literally, shot from bow by hand 1Sam 20:20; 1Sam 20:21 (twice in verse); 1Sam 20:22 ( ᵐ5 We singular, i.e. הַחֵצִי, in 1Sam 20:21 1Sam 20:22, see also Dr) 1Sam 20:36 1Sam 20:38 Qr 2Kgs 19:32 = Isa 37:33; Isa 5:28; Isa 7:24; Jer 50:9; Jer 50:14; Jer 51:11; Ezek 39:3; Ezek 39:9; 1Chr 12:2 shot from engine of war 2Chr 26:15 used in divination Ezek 21:26 compare 2Kgs 13:15 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 13:17 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 13:18 בַּעֲלֵי חִצִּים = archers Gen 49:23.

2. figurative of Israel's weapons Num 24:8, of the (Messianic) king Ps 45:6, of Yahweh's judgments Deut 32:23; Deut 32:42; Job 6:4 (compare חִצִּי = my wound Job 34:6), Ps 7:14; Ps 38:3; Ps 58:8 (but on text compare Che^{critical note}.) Ps 64:8; Ps 120:4 (? compare Che); further Prov 7:23; Lam 3:12; Ezek 5:16 in theoph. Ps 18:15 = 2Sam 22:15, compare Hab 3:11; Zech 9:14; Ps 144:6 of wicked men's violence Ps 11:2 compare Ps 91:5, under figure of lion's teeth Ps 57:5 their words Ps 64:4 compare Prov 25:18; Jer 9:8 simile, of strength and efficiency derived from one's children, Ps 127:4 of a deceiver's words Prov 26:18 metaphor of servant of ׳ בָּרוּר י ׳ ח Isa 49:2. — In 1Sam 17:7 read עֵץ (for חֵץ) as Qr and || 2Sam 21:19 = the shaft; see עֵץ ; so Klo Dr.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

חץ (g’hehtz)

Numbers 24:8

KJV: 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.

EHCC: Fierce (them) through with his arrows,

2 Samuel 22:15

KJV: And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.

EHCC: he sent out arrows, and scattered them;

2 Kings 13:15

KJV: And Elisha said unto him, Take bow and arrows. And he took unto him bow and arrows.

EHCC: Take bow and arrows. And he took unto

2 Kings 19:82

EHCC: nor shoot א4 arrow there,

1 Chronicles 12:2

KJV: They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul’s brethren of Benjamin.

EHCC: in (hurling) stones and (shooting) arrows

2 Chronicles 26:15

KJV: 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.spread: Heb. went forth

EHCC: to shoot arrows and great stones

2 Chronicles 11:2

KJV: But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

EHCC: they make ready their arrow

2 Chronicles 36:2

KJV: Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.

EHCC: (3). For thine arrows stick fast in me,

2 Chronicles 45:5

EHCC: (6). Thine arrows (are) sharp.

2 Chronicles 57:4

EHCC: (5). whose teeth (are) spears and arrows,

2 Chronicles 58:7

EHCC: (8).he bendeth (his bow to shoot) his

2 Chronicles 64:3

EHCC: (4). bend (their bows to shoot) their arrows

2 Chronicles 91:5

EHCC: for the arrow (that) flieth by day ;

2 Chronicles 120:4

EHCC: Sharp arrows the mighty,

2 Chronicles 127:4

EHCC: ds arrows (are in the ofa

2 Chronicles 144:6

EHCC: shoot out thine arrows,

Proverbs 7:23

KJV: Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.

EHCC: Till a dart strike through his liver;

Proverbs 25:18

KJV: A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

EHCC: sword, and a sharp arrow.

Proverbs 26:18

KJV: As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,firebrands: Heb. flames, or, sparks

EHCC: who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,

Isaiah 5:28

KJV: Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses’ hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind:

EHCC: Whose arrows (are) sharp, (lit. who Ais

Isaiah 7:24

KJV: With arrows and with bows shall men come thither; because all the land shall become briers and thorns.

EHCC: With arrows and with bows

Isaiah 37:33

KJV: Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shields, nor cast a bank against it.

EHCC: nor shoot an arrow there,

Isaiah 49:2

KJV: And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;

EHCC: made me a polished shaft ;

Jeremiah 9:8

KJV: Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.in heart: Heb. in the midst of himhis wait: or, wait for him

EHCC: (7). Their to’ (is as) an arrow

Jeremiah 50:9

KJV: For, lo, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country: and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of a mighty expert man; none shall return in vain.expert…: or, destroyer

EHCC: ir arrow (shall be) as of a mighty .

Jeremiah 51:11

KJV: Make bright the arrows; gather the shields: the Lord hath raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes: for his device is against Babylon, to destroy it; because it is the vengeance of the Lord, the vengeance of his temple.bright: Heb. pure

EHCC: Make bright the arrows;

Lamentations 3:12

KJV: He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.

EHCC: set me as a mark for the arrow.

Ezekiel 5:16

KJV: When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for their destruction, and which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread:

EHCC: sball send upon them the evil arrows of

Ezekiel 21:21

KJV: For the king of Babylon stood at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination: he made his arrows bright, he consulted with images, he looked in the liver.parting of: Heb. mother ofarrows: or, knivesimages: Heb. teraphim

EHCC: (26). he made (his) arrows bright, he con-

Ezekiel 89:3

EHCC: and will cause thine arrows to fall

Habakkuk 3:11

KJV: The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear.at the light…: or, thine arrows walked in the light

EHCC: at the light of thine arrows

Zechariah 9:14

KJV: And the Lord shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord God shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south.

EHCC: Ais arrow shall go forth