Word Study · Strong's H2678 · Hebrew
חִצִּי
chitstsi
khits-tsee'
Strong's 1890 spelling: chitstsîy
“an arrow”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
an arrow
Rendered in the KJV as
arrow.
- 4occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- הַחֵ֖צִי3
- הַחֵ֔צִי1
How it is rendered · 2
- the arrow3
- [is] the arrow1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 1
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular4
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- HTd/Ncmsa · 4
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The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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1 Samuel3 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 20:36הַחֵ֖צִיhachetzithe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularHe said to the boy, “Run and find the arrows I shoot.” And as the boy ran, Jonathan shot an arrow beyond him.here: the arrow
- 1 Samuel 20:37הַחֵ֔צִיhachetzithe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularWhen the boy reached the place where Jonathan’s arrow had fallen, Jonathan called to him, “Isn’t the arrow beyond you?”here: the arrow
- 1 Samuel 20:37הַחֵ֖צִיhachetzithe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularWhen the boy reached the place where Jonathan’s arrow had fallen, Jonathan called to him, “Isn’t the arrow beyond you?”here: [is] the arrow