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Hebrew noun (masculine) · H2671

חֵץ

chetskhayts

arrow

53 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: chêts

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H2671is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 17 of 39
    Old Testament books
  • 43
    spellings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · H2671

properly, a piercer, i.e. an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunderbolt; the shaft of aspear

The King James renders it: [phrase] archer, arrow, dart, shaft, staff, wound.

James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.

Summary

chets is rendered "arrow". It stands 53 times in the Hebrew text, across seventeen books.

  • Fourteen of the uses stand in Psalms, more than in any other book.
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 49:23The archers attacked him with bitterness; they aimed at him in hostility.
  • The Greek text spells it forty-three different ways.

The first use

The archers attacked him with bitterness; they aimed at him in hostility.

Genesis 49:23חִצִּֽים׃

The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.

Where the word stands

Fourteen of the word's fifty-three uses are in Psalms.

The other 22 Old Testament books never use the word.

What the word means

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

How the Greek text is glossed, word by word

  • the arrows8
  • an arrow6
  • arrows your5
  • and arrows3
  • arrows3
  • arrows his3
  • arrows of3
  • arrow their2
  • arrows its2
  • arrows my2
  • with the arrows2
  • an arrow of1

and 13 more, 53 uses in all

The words built on the same word-part

Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.

All 53, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

43 spellings and their grammar

STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.

How it is spelled

  • הַחִצִּ֖ים3
  • חֵ֑ץ3
  • הַ֣חִצִּ֔ים2
  • וְחֵ֣ץ2
  • וְחִצִּ֑ים2
  • חֵ֥ץ2
  • חִ֝צָּ֗יו2
  • חִצָּיו֙2
  • בַּֽחִצִּ֔ים1
  • בַּחִצִּ֥ים1
  • בַּֽחִצִּים֙1
  • הַחִצִּ֑ים1

and 31 more spellings in the ledger below.

The grammar of each form

  • the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine plural8HTd/Ncmpa
  • noun · masculine singular6HNcmsa
  • noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular5HNcmpc/Sp2ms
  • noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular5HNcmpc/Sp3ms
  • conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural3HC/Ncmpa
  • noun · masculine plural3HNcmpa
  • noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)3HNcmpc
  • preposition with the article + noun · masculine plural3HRd/Ncmpa
  • noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular2HNcmpc/Sp1bs
  • noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural2HNcmsc/Sp3mp
  • preposition + noun · masculine singular2HR/Ncmsa
  • conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1HC/Ncmpc/Sp2ms

Genesis

one use
  • The archers attacked him with bitterness; they aimed at him in hostility.

    Genesis 49:23

    • חִצִּֽים׃chitzimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: arrows

Numbers

one use
  • God brought him out of Egypt with strength like a wild ox, to devour hostile nations and crush their bones, to pierce them with arrows.

    Numbers 24:8

    • וְחִצָּ֥יוvechitzavconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and arrows its

Deuteronomy

two uses
  • I will heap disasters upon them; I will spend My arrows against them.

    Deuteronomy 32:23

    • חִצַּ֖יchitzainoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: arrows my
  • I will make My arrows drunk with blood, while My sword devours flesh—the blood of the slain and captives, the heads of the enemy leaders.”

    Deuteronomy 32:42

    • חִצַּי֙chitzainoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: arrows my

1 Samuel

six uses
  • I will shoot three arrows to the side of it, as if I were aiming at a target.

    1 Samuel 20:20

    • הַחִצִּ֖יםhachitzimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: the arrows
  • Then I will send a boy and say, ‘Go, find the arrows!’ Now, if I expressly say to him, ‘Look, the arrows are on this side of you; bring them,’ then come, because as surely as the LORD lives, it is safe for you and there is no danger.

    1 Samuel 20:21

    • הַחִצִּ֑יםhachitzimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: the arrows
    • הַחִצִּ֣ים׀hachitzimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: the arrows
  • But if I say to the young man, ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you,’ then you must go, for the LORD has sent you away.

    1 Samuel 20:22

    • הַחִצִּ֖יםhachitzimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: the arrows
  • He said to the boy, “Run and find the arrows I shoot.” And as the boy ran, Jonathan shot an arrow beyond him.

    1 Samuel 20:36

    • הַ֣חִצִּ֔יםhachitzimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: the arrows
  • Then Jonathan cried out, “Hurry! Make haste! Do not delay!” So the boy picked up the arrow and returned to his master.

    1 Samuel 20:38

    • הַ֣חִצִּ֔יםhachetzithe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: the arrows

2 Samuel

one use
  • He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.

    2 Samuel 22:15

    • חִצִּ֖יםchitzimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: arrows

2 Kings

six uses
  • Elisha told him, “Take a bow and some arrows.” So Jehoash took a bow and some arrows.

    2 Kings 13:15

    • וְחִצִּ֑יםvechitzimconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: and arrows
    • וְחִצִּֽים׃vechitzimconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: and arrows
  • “Open the east window,” said Elisha. So he opened it and Elisha said, “Shoot!” So he shot. And Elisha declared: “This is the LORD’s arrow of victory, the arrow of victory over Aram, for you shall strike the Arameans in Aphek until you have put an end to them.”

    2 Kings 13:17

    • חֵץ־chetz-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: an arrow of
    • וְחֵ֣ץvechetzconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and an arrow of
  • Then Elisha said, “Take the arrows!” So he took them, and Elisha said to the king of Israel, “Strike the ground!” So he struck the ground three times and stopped.

    2 Kings 13:18

    • הַחִצִּ֖יםhachitzimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: the arrows
  • So this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: ‘He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow into it. He will not come before it with a shield or build up a siege ramp against it.

    2 Kings 19:32

    • חֵ֑ץchetznoun · masculine singulartagged: an arrow

1 Chronicles

one use
  • they were archers using both the right and left hands to sling stones and shoot arrows; and they were Saul’s kinsmen from Benjamin):

    1 Chronicles 12:2

    • וּבַחִצִּ֖יםuvachitzimconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · masculine pluraltagged: and with the arrows

2 Chronicles

one use
  • And in Jerusalem he made skillfully designed devices to shoot arrows and catapult large stones from the towers and corners. So his fame spread far and wide, for he was helped tremendously so that he became powerful.

    2 Chronicles 26:15

    • בַּֽחִצִּ֔יםbachitzimpreposition with the article + noun · masculine pluraltagged: with the arrows

Job

two uses
  • For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.

    Job 6:4

    • חִצֵּ֪יchitzeinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: arrows of
  • Would I lie about my case? My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.’

    Job 34:6

    • חִצִּ֣יchitzinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: arrow my

Psalms

fourteen uses
  • He has prepared His deadly weapons; He ordains His arrows with fire.

    Psalms 7:13

    • חִ֝צָּ֗יוchitzavnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: arrows his
  • For behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrow on the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.

    Psalms 11:2

    • חִצָּ֣םchitzamnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: arrow their
  • He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.

    Psalms 18:14

    • חִ֭צָּיוchitzavnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: arrows his
  • For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me.

    Psalms 38:2

    • חִ֭צֶּיךָchitzeikhanoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: arrows your
  • Your arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s foes; the nations fall beneath your feet.

    Psalms 45:5

    • חִצֶּ֗יךָchitzeikhanoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: arrows your
  • My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts— with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.

    Psalms 57:4

    • וְחִצִּ֑יםvechitzimconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: and arrows
  • May they vanish like water that runs off; when they draw the bow, may their arrows be blunted.

    Psalms 58:7

    • חִ֝צָּ֗יוchitzavnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: arrows his
  • who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,

    Psalms 64:3

    • חִ֝צָּ֗םchitzamnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: arrow their
  • But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.

    Psalms 64:7

    • חֵ֥ץchetznoun · masculine singulartagged: an arrow
  • The clouds poured down water; the skies resounded with thunder; Your arrows flashed back and forth.

    Psalms 77:17

    • חֲ֝צָצֶ֗יךָchatzatzeikhanoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: arrows your
  • You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day,

    Psalms 91:5

    • מֵ֝חֵ֗ץmechetzpreposition + noun · masculine singulartagged: from an arrow
  • Sharp arrows will come from the warrior, with burning coals of the broom tree!

    Psalms 120:4

    • חִצֵּ֣יchitzeinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: arrows of
  • Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are children born in one’s youth.

    Psalms 127:4

    • כְּחִצִּ֥יםkechitzimpreposition + noun · masculine pluraltagged: like arrows
  • Flash forth Your lightning and scatter them; shoot Your arrows and rout them.

    Psalms 144:6

    • חִ֝צֶּ֗יךָchitzeikhanoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: arrows your

Proverbs

three uses
  • until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare—not knowing it will cost him his life.

    Proverbs 7:23

    • חֵ֡ץchetznoun · masculine singulartagged: an arrow
  • Like a club or sword or sharp arrow is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.

    Proverbs 25:18

    • וְחֵ֣ץvechetzconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: and an arrow
  • Like a madman shooting firebrands and deadly arrows,

    Proverbs 26:18

    • חִצִּ֥יםchitzimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: arrows

Isaiah

four uses
  • Their arrows are sharpened, and all their bows are strung. The hooves of their horses are like flint; their chariot wheels are like a whirlwind.

    Isaiah 5:28

    • חִצָּיו֙chitzavnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: arrows its
  • Men will go there with bow and arrow, for the land will be covered with briers and thorns.

    Isaiah 7:24

    • בַּחִצִּ֥יםbachitzimpreposition with the article + noun · masculine pluraltagged: with the arrows
  • So this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: ‘He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow into it. He will not come before it with a shield or build up a siege ramp against it.

    Isaiah 37:33

    • חֵ֑ץchetznoun · masculine singulartagged: an arrow
  • He made My mouth like a sharp sword; He hid Me in the shadow of His hand. He made Me like a polished arrow; He hid Me in His quiver.

    Isaiah 49:2

    • לְחֵ֣ץlechetzpreposition + noun · masculine singulartagged: into an arrow

Jeremiah

four uses
  • Their tongues are deadly arrows; they speak deception. With his mouth a man speaks peace to his neighbor, but in his heart he sets a trap for him.

    Jeremiah 9:8

    • חֵ֥ץchetznoun · masculine singulartagged: an arrow
  • For behold, I stir up and bring against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the land of the north. They will line up against her; from the north she will be captured. Their arrows will be like skilled warriors who do not return empty-handed.

    Jeremiah 50:9

    • חִצָּיו֙chitzavnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: arrows its
  • Line up in formation around Babylon, all you who draw the bow! Shoot at her! Spare no arrows! For she has sinned against the LORD.

    Jeremiah 50:14

    • חֵ֑ץchetznoun · masculine singulartagged: an arrow
  • Sharpen the arrows! Fill the quivers! The LORD has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because His plan is aimed at Babylon to destroy her, for it is the vengeance of the LORD—vengeance for His temple.

    Jeremiah 51:11

    • הַחִצִּים֮hachitzimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: the arrows

Lamentations

one use
  • He bent His bow and set me as the target for His arrow.

    Lamentations 3:12

    • לַחֵֽץ׃ סlachetzpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: for the arrow

Ezekiel

four uses
  • When I shower you with the deadly arrows of famine and destruction that I will send to destroy you, I will intensify the famine against you and cut off your supply of food.

    Ezekiel 5:16

    • חִצֵּי֩chitzeinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: arrows of
  • For the king of Babylon stands at the fork in the road, at the junction of the two roads, to seek an omen: He shakes the arrows, he consults the idols, he examines the liver.

    Ezekiel 21:21

    • בַּֽחִצִּים֙bachitzimpreposition with the article + noun · masculine pluraltagged: in the arrows
  • Then I will strike the bow from your left hand and dash down the arrows from your right hand.

    Ezekiel 39:3

    • וְחִצֶּ֕יךָvechitzeikhaconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: and arrows your
  • Then those who dwell in the cities of Israel will go out, kindle fires, and burn up the weapons—the bucklers and shields, the bows and arrows, the clubs and spears. For seven years they will use them for fuel.

    Ezekiel 39:9

    • וּבְחִצִּ֔יםuvechitzimconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine pluraltagged: and with arrows

Habakkuk

one use
  • Sun and moon stood still in their places at the flash of Your flying arrows, at the brightness of Your shining spear.

    Habakkuk 3:11

    • חִצֶּ֙יךָ֙chitzeikhanoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: arrows your

Zechariah

one use
  • Then the LORD will appear over them, and His arrow will go forth like lightning. The Lord GOD will sound the ram’s horn and advance in the whirlwinds of the south.

    Zechariah 9:14

    • חִצּ֑וֹchitzonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: arrow his

The letters

Gematria 98· 908 mispar gadol

Where it leads

How the numbers are counted

Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.

Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.

The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.

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Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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