What does חֵץ mean in the Bible?
e. an arrow ; by implication, a wound ; figuratively, (of God) thunder- bolt ; the shaft of a spear".
Hebrew · H2671
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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חֵץH2671
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".
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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 Itthe arrows8×1 Samuel 20:21, 1 Samuel 20:36, 2 Kings 13:18, Job 6:4
arrows7×1 Samuel 20:20, 2 Chronicles 26:15, Proverbs 26:18, Jeremiah 9:8
Your arrows4×Psalms 38:2, Psalms 45:5, Psalms 77:17, Psalms 144:6
an arrow3×2 Kings 19:32, Proverbs 7:23, Isaiah 37:33
arrow3×2 Kings 13:17, Proverbs 25:18, Isaiah 49:2
His arrows3×2 Samuel 22:15, Psalms 7:13, Psalms 18:14
and arrows2×Psalms 57:4, Ezekiel 39:9
and some arrows2×2 Kings 13:15
like arrows2×Psalms 64:3, Psalms 127:4
Their arrows2×Isaiah 5:28, Jeremiah 50:9
with arrows2×Numbers 24:8, Psalms 64:7
. . .1×Genesis 49:23
and [shoot] arrows1×1 Chronicles 12:2
and arrow1×Isaiah 7:24
and His arrow1×Zechariah 9:14
arrows [will come]1×Psalms 120:4
for His arrow1×Lamentations 3:12
I will make My arrows1×Deuteronomy 32:42
may their arrows1×Psalms 58:7
My arrows1×Deuteronomy 32:23
My wound1×Job 34:6
nor the arrow1×Psalms 91:5
the arrow1×2 Kings 13:17
the arrows [are]1×1 Samuel 20:22
The shaft1×1 Samuel 17:7
their arrow1×Psalms 11:2
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Genesis 49:23חִצִּֽים׃to. . .Noun - masculine pluralNumbers 24:8וְחִצָּ֥יוtowith arrowsConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularDeuteronomy 32:23חִצַּ֖יtoMy arrowsNoun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularDeuteronomy 32:42חִצַּי֙toI will make My arrowsNoun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular1 Samuel 17:7וְחָץtoThe shaftConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct1 Samuel 20:20הַחִצִּ֖יםtoarrowsArticle | Noun - masculine plural1 Samuel 20:21הַחִצִּ֑יםtothe arrowsArticle | Noun - masculine plural1 Samuel 20:21הַחִצִּ֣ים׀tothe arrowsArticle | Noun - masculine plural1 Samuel 20:22הַחִצִּ֖יםtothe arrows [are]Article | Noun - masculine plural1 Samuel 20:36הַ֣חִצִּ֔יםtothe arrowsArticle | Noun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 49:23
Aligned rows53
Books represented17
Genesis1Numbers1Deuteronomy21 Samuel62 Samuel12 Kings61 Chronicles12 Chronicles1Job2Psalms14Proverbs3Isaiah4Jeremiah4Lamentations1Ezekiel4Habakkuk1Zechariah1
Source forms
הַחִצִּ֖ים3xha·ḥiṣ·ṣîm1 Samuel 20:20, 1 Samuel 20:22, 2 Kings 13:18
חֵ֑ץ3xḥêṣ2 Kings 19:32, Isaiah 37:33, Jeremiah 50:14
וְחֵ֣ץ2xwə·ḥêṣ2 Kings 13:17, Proverbs 25:18
וְחִצִּ֑ים2xwə·ḥiṣ·ṣîm2 Kings 13:15, Psalms 57:4
חֵ֥ץ2xḥêṣPsalms 64:7, Jeremiah 9:8
חִצָּיו֙2xḥiṣ·ṣāwIsaiah 5:28, Jeremiah 50:9
בַּֽחִצִּ֔ים1xba·ḥiṣ·ṣîm2 Chronicles 26:15
בַּחִצִּ֥ים1xba·ḥiṣ·ṣîmIsaiah 7:24
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine plural7x1 Samuel 20:20, 1 Samuel 20:21, 1 Samuel 20:22, 1 Samuel 20:36
Noun - masculine singular6x2 Kings 19:32, Psalms 64:7, Proverbs 7:23, Isaiah 37:33
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular5xPsalms 38:2, Psalms 45:5, Psalms 77:17, Psalms 144:6
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular4xPsalms 7:13, Psalms 18:14, Isaiah 5:28, Jeremiah 50:9
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural3x2 Kings 13:15, Psalms 57:4
Noun - masculine plural3xGenesis 49:23, 2 Samuel 22:15, Proverbs 26:18
Noun - masculine plural construct3xJob 6:4, Psalms 120:4, Ezekiel 5:16
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural3x2 Chronicles 26:15, Isaiah 7:24, Ezekiel 21:21
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. properly, a piercer , i.e. an arrow ; by implication, a wound ; figuratively, (of God) thunder- bolt ; the shaft of a spear
Source Gloss
properly, a piercer , i.e. an arrow ; by implication, a wound ; figuratively, (of God) thunder- bolt ; the shaft of a spear
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
properly, a piercer, i.e. an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunder-bolt; the shaft of a spear BDB: arrow Usage: archer, arrow, dart, shaft, staff, wound.
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