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חֵץ

Properly, a piercer , i.e. an arrow ; by implication, a wound ; figuratively, (of God) thunder- bolt ; the shaft of a spear

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חֵץ H2671

What does חֵץ mean in the Bible?

חֵץ is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, a piercer , i.e. an arrow ; by implication, a wound ; figuratively, (of God) thunder- bolt ; the shaft of a spear".

Full entry for חֵץ (H2671) · Open the biblical lexicon

Questions this entry answers

What does חֵץ mean in the Bible?

e. an arrow ; by implication, a wound ; figuratively, (of God) thunder- bolt ; the shaft of a spear".

How does the BSB render H2671?

The BSB source-word alignment has 53 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the arrows (8), arrows (7), Your arrows (4), an arrow (3), arrow (3).

Where does חֵץ appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 49:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (14), 1 Samuel (6), 2 Kings (6), Ezekiel (4).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
the arrows 8× 1 Samuel 20:21, 1 Samuel 20:36, 2 Kings 13:18, Job 6:4
arrows 7× 1 Samuel 20:20, 2 Chronicles 26:15, Proverbs 26:18, Jeremiah 9:8
Your arrows 4× Psalms 38:2, Psalms 45:5, Psalms 77:17, Psalms 144:6
an arrow 3× 2 Kings 19:32, Proverbs 7:23, Isaiah 37:33
arrow 3× 2 Kings 13:17, Proverbs 25:18, Isaiah 49:2
His arrows 3× 2 Samuel 22:15, Psalms 7:13, Psalms 18:14
and arrows 2× Psalms 57:4, Ezekiel 39:9
and some arrows 2× 2 Kings 13:15
like arrows 2× Psalms 64:3, Psalms 127:4
Their arrows 2× Isaiah 5:28, Jeremiah 50:9
with arrows 2× Numbers 24:8, Psalms 64:7
. . . 1× Genesis 49:23
and [shoot] arrows 1× 1 Chronicles 12:2
and arrow 1× Isaiah 7:24
and His arrow 1× Zechariah 9:14
arrows [will come] 1× Psalms 120:4
for His arrow 1× Lamentations 3:12
I will make My arrows 1× Deuteronomy 32:42
may their arrows 1× Psalms 58:7
My arrows 1× Deuteronomy 32:23
My wound 1× Job 34:6
nor the arrow 1× Psalms 91:5
the arrow 1× 2 Kings 13:17
the arrows [are] 1× 1 Samuel 20:22
The shaft 1× 1 Samuel 17:7
their arrow 1× Psalms 11:2
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 49:23 חִצִּֽים׃ to . . . Noun - masculine plural Numbers 24:8 וְחִצָּ֥יו to with arrows Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 32:23 חִצַּ֖י to My arrows Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Deuteronomy 32:42 חִצַּי֙ to I will make My arrows Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular 1 Samuel 17:7 וְחָץ to The shaft Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 1 Samuel 20:20 הַחִצִּ֖ים to arrows Article | Noun - masculine plural 1 Samuel 20:21 הַחִצִּ֑ים to the arrows Article | Noun - masculine plural 1 Samuel 20:21 הַחִצִּ֣ים׀ to the arrows Article | Noun - masculine plural 1 Samuel 20:22 הַחִצִּ֖ים to the arrows [are] Article | Noun - masculine plural 1 Samuel 20:36 הַ֣חִצִּ֔ים to the arrows Article | Noun - masculine plural
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Genesis 49:23
Aligned rows 53
Books represented 17
Genesis 1 Numbers 1 Deuteronomy 2 1 Samuel 6 2 Samuel 1 2 Kings 6 1 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 1 Job 2 Psalms 14 Proverbs 3 Isaiah 4 Jeremiah 4 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 4 Habakkuk 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
הַחִצִּ֖ים 3x ha·ḥiṣ·ṣîm 1 Samuel 20:20, 1 Samuel 20:22, 2 Kings 13:18
חֵ֑ץ 3x ḥêṣ 2 Kings 19:32, Isaiah 37:33, Jeremiah 50:14
וְחֵ֣ץ 2x wə·ḥêṣ 2 Kings 13:17, Proverbs 25:18
וְחִצִּ֑ים 2x wə·ḥiṣ·ṣîm 2 Kings 13:15, Psalms 57:4
חֵ֥ץ 2x ḥêṣ Psalms 64:7, Jeremiah 9:8
חִצָּיו֙ 2x ḥiṣ·ṣāw Isaiah 5:28, Jeremiah 50:9
בַּֽחִצִּ֔ים 1x ba·ḥiṣ·ṣîm 2 Chronicles 26:15
בַּחִצִּ֥ים 1x ba·ḥiṣ·ṣîm Isaiah 7:24
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine plural 7x 1 Samuel 20:20, 1 Samuel 20:21, 1 Samuel 20:22, 1 Samuel 20:36
Noun - masculine singular 6x 2 Kings 19:32, Psalms 64:7, Proverbs 7:23, Isaiah 37:33
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular 5x Psalms 38:2, Psalms 45:5, Psalms 77:17, Psalms 144:6
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 4x Psalms 7:13, Psalms 18:14, Isaiah 5:28, Jeremiah 50:9
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural 3x 2 Kings 13:15, Psalms 57:4
Noun - masculine plural 3x Genesis 49:23, 2 Samuel 22:15, Proverbs 26:18
Noun - masculine plural construct 3x Job 6:4, Psalms 120:4, Ezekiel 5:16
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural 3x 2 Chronicles 26:15, Isaiah 7:24, Ezekiel 21:21
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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