What does קֶשֶׁת · מִלְחָמָה mean in the Bible?
קֶשֶׁת · מִלְחָמָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "bow of battle, weapon of war".
Hebrew · H7198, H4421
קֶשֶׁת מִלְחָמָה
A bow , for shooting (hence, figuratively, strength ) or the iris · a battle (i.e. the engagement ); generally, war (i.e. war-fare )
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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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מִלְחָמָה H4421 a battle (i.e. the engagement ); generally, war (i.e. war-fare )
Pronunciation milĕḥāmāh
War as theological contest: Yahweh fights Israel's battles; victory belongs to the Lord, not human strength.
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What does קֶשֶׁת מִלְחָמָה (qeshet milchamah) mean in the Bible?
קֶשֶׁת · מִלְחָמָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "bow of battle, weapon of war".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7198, H4421?
H7198, H4421 is connected to 395 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. bow of battle, weapon of war
Strong's H7198, H4421
Lexical occurrences 395 verses Source Gloss
bow of battle, weapon of war
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
קֶשֶׁת מִלְחָמָה is built from these roots:
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