Strong's Lexicon

H2678

H2678 — חִצִּי חֵצִי

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

Hebrewchitstsiynoun mascOccurrences: 14TWOT: 719c

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H2678
Word:חִצִּי חֵצִי
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:prolongation from H2671
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:14
Transliteration:chitstsiy
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:khits-tsee' (or chetsiy {chay-tsee'}) n-m.
Meaning:1. an arrow
KJV Renderings:arrow.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB3033

חֵ֫צִי noun masculine 2Kgs 9:24 arrow (compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 1919], Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 1920] id., Di134, and see Dr on 1Sam 20:36) — absolute הַחֵ֫צִי 1Sam 20:36; 1Sam 20:37 (twice in verse) + 1Sam 20:38 Kt ( Qr הַחִצִּים), perhaps also 1Sam 20:21 1Sam 20:22 (so ᵐ5 We, for ᵑ0 plural הַחִצִּים), 2Kgs 9:24 the usual form is חֵץ; see below


Other Resources

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

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

חצי (g’h)

2 Kings 9:24

KJV: And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength, and smote Jehoram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot.drew…: Heb. filled his hand with a bowsunk: Heb. bowed
EHCC: the arrow went out at his heart, .
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