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ATS Bible Dictionary

Arrow

Used by the Jews both in hunting and in war; sometimes merely a sharpened reed, sometimes feathered, barbed, and even poisoned, Job 6:4. The bow was of various forms and materials, and many could be used only by the strongest men, Psalm 18:34. Arrows were used to convey fire to an enemy's house, and for divination, Ezekiel 21:21. The word is applied symbolically to children, Psalm 127:4,5; to the lightning, Psalm 18:14 Habakkuk 3:11; to sudden calamities, Job 6:4 Psalm 38:2 91:5 Ezekiel 5:15; and to the deceitful and bitter words of an evil tongue, Psalm 64:3 120:4.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(n.) A missile weapon of offense, slender, pointed, and usually feathered and barbed, to be shot from a bow.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ARROW

ar'-o. See ARCHERY; ARMOR.

Greek

2700. katatoxeuo -- to strike down with an arrow.
... katatoxeuo. 2701 . to strike down with an arrow. ... Word Origin from kata and toxeuo
(to shoot with a bow); from toxon Definition to strike down with an arrow. ...
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956. belos -- a needle
... Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: belos Phonetic Spelling: (bel'-os) Short
Definition: a missile, dart, javelin Definition: a missile, dart, javelin, arrow ...
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2447. ios -- rust, poison
... rust, poison. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: ios Phonetic Spelling:
(ee-os') Short Definition: poison, rust Definition: poison, rust; an arrow ...
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4500. rhoizedon -- with a rushing sound
... Word Origin adverb from rhoizos (the whistling of an arrow) Definition with
a rushing sound NASB Word Usage roar (1). with a great noise. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

2678. chetsi -- arrow
... arrow. Transliteration: chetsi Phonetic Spelling: (khits-tsee') Short Definition:
arrow. Word Origin from chatsah Definition arrow NASB Word Usage arrow (5). ...
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2671. chets -- arrow
... 2670, 2671. chets. 2672 . arrow. Transliteration: chets Phonetic Spelling:
(khayts) Short Definition: arrows. ... archer, arrow, dart, shaft, staff, wound. ...
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7091. qippoz -- perhaps arrow snake
... 7090, 7091. qippoz. 7092 . perhaps arrow snake. Transliteration: qippoz
Phonetic Spelling: (kip-poze') Short Definition: snake. ...
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2687. chatsats -- gravel
... arrow, gravel stone. From chatsats; properly, something cutting; hence, gravel
(as grit); also (like chets) an arrow -- arrow, gravel (stone). ...
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1121. ben -- son
... root Definition son NASB Word Usage afflicted (1), afflicted* (1), age (7), aliens*
(2), Ammonites* (7), anointed* (1), arrow (1), arrows (1), Assyrians* (3 ...
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7565. resheph -- flame
... sparks* (1). arrow, burning coal, burning heat, spark, hot thunderbolt. From
saraph; a live coal; by analogy lightning; figuratively ...
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7198. qesheth -- a bow
... bowmen (1), bows (13), bowshot* (1), rainbow (1). archer, arrow, bowman,.
From qashah in the original sense (of qowsh) of bending ...
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7232. rabab -- to multiply ten thousand times
... shoot A primitive root (rather identical with rabab through the idea of projection);
to shoot an arrow -- shoot. see HEBREW rabab. 7231, 7232. rabab. 7232a > ...
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827. ashpah -- a quiver (for arrows)
... quiver. Perhaps (feminine) from the same as 'ashshaph (in the sense of covering);
a quiver or arrow-case -- quiver. see HEBREW 'ashshaph. 826, 827. ...
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2686. chatsats -- to divide
... From chets, to shoot an arrow -- archer, X bands, cut off in the midst. see HEBREW
chatsah. see HEBREW chets. 2685, 2686. chatsats. 2686a . Strong's Numbers
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Library

Life is an Arrow
... XXXVI LIFE IS AN ARROW. John xiv.6. When Jesus ... Christ. Life, as has been lately
said by one of our own preachers, is like an arrow. It ...
/.../peabody/mornings in the college chapel/xxxvi life is an arrow.htm

God's Last Arrow
... GOD'S LAST ARROW. 'Having yet therefore one son, his well-beloved, he sent
him also last unto them.'"Mark 12:6. Reference to Isaiah ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture d/gods last arrow.htm

Ask, and Thy Prayer with Arrow's Speed
... FAITH AND PENITENCE XXIII Ask, and thy prayer with arrow's speed. 8,8,8,8. Ask,
and thy prayer with arrow's speed. Shall bear to God thy present need; ...
/.../brownlie/hymns of the russian church/xxiii ask and thy prayer.htm

Whether the World is Governed by Anyone?
... Secondly, a thing is said to move or operate for an end, as though moved or directed
by another thereto, as an arrow directed to the target by the archer, who ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the world is governed.htm

Dilemma and Deliverance
... gracious no more.". Now, I shall remark with regard to this arrow, that
it is one that is very often shot from Satan's bow. Some of ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 6 1860/dilemma and deliverance.htm

The Story of Elijah, the Prophet
... [Illustration: "This is the arrow of victory"]. Elisha, though weak in body, was
yet strong in soul. ... And as the king shot an arrow, Elisha said: ...
/.../marshall/the wonder book of bible stories/the story of elijah the.htm

Conversion.
... Wherefore, if God will bend and buckle the spirit of such a one, he must shoot an
arrow at him, a bearded arrow, such as may not be plucked out of the wound ...
//christianbookshelf.org/bunyan/the riches of bunyan/xi conversion.htm

Faithful unto Death.
... Then Jonathan said he would come out and shoot three arrows from his bow, as if
he were shooting at a mark, and he would send his arrow-bearer to pick them up. ...
/.../lathbury/childs story of the bible/chapter xxi faithful unto death.htm

The Sin of Omission.
... morality while he continued to love this world supremely. The Great Teacher
pierced him with an arrow. He said to him, "If them wilt be ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/shedd/sermons to the natural man/the sin of omission.htm

Psalm XCI.
... 7. "Nor for the arrow that flieth by day, for the matter [4300] that walketh in
darkness, nor for the ruin and the devil that is in the noonday" (ver.6). These ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm xci.htm

Thesaurus

Arrow (34 Occurrences)
... bow. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ARROW. ar'-o. See ARCHERY; ARMOR.
Multi-Version Concordance Arrow (34 Occurrences). Hebrews ...
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Arrow-snake (1 Occurrence)
Arrow-snake. Arrowsnake, Arrow-snake. Arsaces . Multi-Version
Concordance Arrow-snake (1 Occurrence). Isaiah 34:15 There ...
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Shot (25 Occurrences)
... (WEY). Hebrews 12:20 for they were not bearing that which is commanded, 'And if
a beast may touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or with an arrow shot through ...
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Bolt (5 Occurrences)
... a short, stout, blunt-headed arrow; a quarrel; an arrow, or that which resembles
an arrow; a dart. 2. (n.) Lightning; a thunderbolt. ...
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Shaft (13 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The slender, smooth stem of an arrow; hence,
an arrow. 2. (n.) The long handle of a spear or similar ...
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Shoot (51 Occurrences)
... 2. (vi) To let fly, or cause to be driven, with force, as an arrow or a bullet; --
followed by a word denoting the missile, as an object. ...
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Dart (9 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; a short lance;
a javelin; hence, any sharp-pointed missile weapon, as an arrow. ...
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Arrows (59 Occurrences)
... Exodus 19:13 He is not to be touched by a hand, but is to be stoned or have an arrow
put through him; man or beast, he is to be put to death: at the long ...
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Lad (66 Occurrences)
... 1 Samuel 20:36 And he said unto his lad, Run, find out now the arrows which
I shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him. ...
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Jonathan's (6 Occurrences)
... 1 Samuel 20:37 And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan
had shot, Jonathan cried after the lad, and said: 'Is not the arrow beyond ...
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Bible Concordance

Arrow (34 Occurrences)

Hebrews 12:20 for they were not bearing that which is commanded, 'And if a beast may touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or with an arrow shot through,'
(YLT)

Genesis 21:16 And she went some distance away, about an arrow flight, and seating herself on the earth, she gave way to bitter weeping, saying, Let me not see the death of my child.
(BBE)

Exodus 19:13 He is not to be touched by a hand, but is to be stoned or have an arrow put through him; man or beast, he is to be put to death: at the long sounding of a horn they may come up to the mountain.
(BBE NIV)

1 Samuel 20:21 Behold, I will send the boy, saying,'Go, find the arrows!' If I tell the boy,'Behold, the arrows are on this side of you. Take them;' then come; for there is peace to you and no hurt, as Yahweh lives.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Samuel 20:22 But if I say this to the boy,'Behold, the arrows are beyond you;' then go your way; for Yahweh has sent you away.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Samuel 20:36 He said to his boy, "Run, find now the arrows which I shoot." As the boy ran, he shot an arrow beyond him.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Samuel 20:37 When the boy was come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after the boy, and said, "Isn't the arrow beyond you?"
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Samuel 20:38 Jonathan cried after the boy, "Go fast! Hurry! Don't delay!" Jonathan's boy gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 1:9 And he saith unto me, Stand, I pray thee, over me, and put me to death, for seized me hath the arrow, for all my soul 'is' still in me.
(YLT)

2 Kings 9:24 Jehu drew his bow with his full strength, and struck Joram between his arms; and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Kings 13:17 He said, "Open the window eastward;" and he opened it. Then Elisha said, "Shoot!" and he shot. He said, "Yahweh's arrow of victory, even the arrow of victory over Syria; for you shall strike the Syrians in Aphek, until you have consumed them."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Kings 19:32 "Therefore thus says Yahweh concerning the king of Assyria,'He shall not come to this city, nor shoot an arrow there, neither shall he come before it with shield, nor cast up a mound against it.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Job 20:24 He shall flee from the iron weapon. The bronze arrow shall strike him through.
(WEB BBE RSV NIV)

Job 34:6 Against my right do I lie? Mortal 'is' mine arrow -- without transgression.'
(YLT NIV)

Job 39:23 The bow is sounding against him; he sees the shining point of spear and arrow.
(BBE)

Job 41:26 The sword may come near him but is not able to go through him; the spear, or the arrow, or the sharp-pointed iron.
(BBE)

Job 41:28 The arrow can't make him flee. Sling stones are like chaff to him.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 11:2 For, behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrows on the strings, that they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 58:7 Let them vanish as water that flows away. When they draw the bow, let their arrows be made blunt.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Psalms 64:3 who sharpen their tongue like a sword, and aim their arrows, deadly words,
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 64:7 But God will shoot at them. They will be suddenly struck down with an arrow.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 91:5 You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Proverbs 7:23 Until an arrow strikes through his liver, as a bird hurries to the snare, and doesn't know that it will cost his life.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Proverbs 25:18 A man who gives false testimony against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 7:24 People will go there with arrows and with bow, because all the land will be briers and thorns.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 34:15 The arrow snake will make her nest there, and lay, hatch, and gather under her shade. Yes, the kites will be gathered there, every one with her mate.
(WEB JPS BBE DBY)

Isaiah 37:33 Therefore thus says Yahweh concerning the king of Assyria,'He will not come to this city, nor shoot an arrow there, neither will he come before it with shield, nor cast up a mound against it.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 49:2 And he has made my mouth like a sharp sword, in the shade of his hand he has kept me; and he has made me like a polished arrow, keeping me in his secret place;
(BBE YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 9:8 Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaks deceit: one speaks peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in his heart he lays wait for him.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 50:9 For, behold, I will stir up and cause to come up against Babylon a company of great nations from the north country; and they shall set themselves in array against her; from there she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of an expert mighty man; none shall return in vain.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 50:14 Set yourselves in array against Babylon all around, all you who bend the bow; shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she has sinned against Yahweh.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Lamentations 3:12 He has bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Zechariah 9:13 For I have made Judah a bow bent for my use, I have made Ephraim the arrows of the bow; I will make your sons, O Zion, take up arms against your sons, O Greece, and will make you like the sword of a man of war.
(Root in BBE RSV)

Zechariah 9:14 Yahweh will be seen over them; and his arrow will go flash like lightning; and the Lord Yahweh will blow the trumpet, and will go with whirlwinds of the south.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Arrow

Arrow used in Hunting

Arrow used in War

Arrow: Divination By

Arrow: Figurative

Arrow: Shot by Joash As a Sign Against the Syrians

Arrow: Shot by Jonathan As a Sign to David

Related Terms

Arrow-snake (1 Occurrence)

Shot (25 Occurrences)

Bolt (5 Occurrences)