What does קֶשֶׁת · τόξον mean in the Bible?
קֶשֶׁת · τόξον is a Hebrew phrase meaning "bow, weapon used by archers".
Hebrew · H7198, G5115
Qesheth
A bow , for shooting (hence, figuratively, strength ) or the iris · a bow (apparently as the simplest fabric)
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קֶשֶׁת H7198 a bow , for shooting (hence, figuratively, strength ) or the iris
Pronunciation qešet
Weapon of warfare whose strength becomes metaphor for human might and divine power in covenantal contexts.
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τόξον G5115 a bow (apparently as the simplest fabric)
Pronunciation tóxon
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What does qesheth (qesheth) mean in the Bible?
קֶשֶׁת · τόξον is a Hebrew phrase meaning "bow, weapon used by archers".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7198, G5115?
H7198, G5115 is connected to 76 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. bow, weapon used by archers
Strong's H7198, G5115
Lexical occurrences 76 verses Source Gloss
bow, weapon used by archers
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
qesheth is built from these roots:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain