H2678 H2678
Arrow or arrows — a projectile weapon shot from a bow, used literally and as a metaphor for divine judgment
A variant form of the more common chets ('arrow'), this noun appears in both literal and figurative contexts. Its densest cluster is the dramatic narrative of 1 Samuel 20, where Jonathan's arrows serve as a covert signal to David — an episode where the physical object carries enormous narrative weight. Elsewhere it appears in warfare (2 Kgs 9:24; 13:15-18) and metaphorically for God's afflicting hand (Ps 38:2; Job 6:4). Spanish 'flecha,' French 'fleche,' and German 'Pfeil' uniformly confirm the concrete weapon sense.
Senses
1. arrow, arrows — A projectile shot from a bow, appearing in both combat narratives and metaphorical speech. Most prominently featured in the Jonathan-David signal scene (1 Sam 20:20-38), where the arrow's landing communicates life-or-death information. Also used of Jehu's lethal shot (2 Kgs 9:24), Elisha's symbolic arrow of victory (2 Kgs 13:15-18), and divine affliction figured as arrows piercing the sufferer (Ps 38:2; Job 6:4). 13×
AR["[السَّهْمَ]", "السَّهْمَ", "السَّهْمُ", "السَّهْمِ", "السِّهَامَ", "السِّهَامُ", "السِّهَامِ", "بِالسِّهَامِ", "بِـ-السِّهَامِ", "ٱلسِّهَامَ"]·ben["-তীর", "-তীরগুলি", "-তীরে", "-তীরের", "তীর", "তীরগুলি", "তীরে"]·DE["[the-arrow]", "[בחצים]", "der-Pfeil", "der-Pfeile"]·EN["[the-arrow]", "the-arrow", "the-arrows", "with-the-arrows"]·FR["[the-arrow]", "[בחצים]", "le-flèche", "le-flèches"]·heb["[החצי]", "ב-ה-חצים", "ב-חיצים", "ה-חיצים", "ה-חץ", "ה-חצי"]·HI["[तेएर]", "तीरों-से", "तेएर", "तेएर-कि", "हखित्सीम", "हखेची"]·ID["-anak-panah", "Dengan-anak-panah", "[anak-panah-itu]", "anak-anak-panah", "anak-anak-panah-itu", "anak-panah", "dengan-anak-panah"]·IT["[the-arrow]", "[בחצים]", "il-frecce", "il-freccia"]·jav["Kaliyan-panah", "mawi-panah", "panah", "panah-panah"]·KO["그-화살들을", "그-화살들이", "에-그-화살들", "화살들-과", "화살을", "화살의", "화살이"]·PT["Com-flechas", "[a-flecha]", "a-flecha", "as-flechas", "com-as-flechas"]·RU["[стрелу]", "со-стрелами", "стрела", "стрелами", "стрелу", "стрелы"]·ES["Con-flechas", "con-flechas", "la-flecha", "las-flechas"]·SW["Kwa-mishale", "mishale", "mshale"]·TR["Oklarla", "[oku]", "ok", "ok-o", "oklar", "oklarla", "okları", "okları-o", "oku", "okun"]·urd["[تیر]", "تِیر", "تیر", "تیر-کی", "تیروں", "تیروں-سے"]
Related Senses
H2719 1. sword, weapon of war (410×)H4196 1. altar (place of sacrifice) (403×)H7393 1. chariot, chariotry (117×)H7198 1. bow (weapon) (72×)H7979 1. table (71×)H7782 1. ram's horn trumpet (69×)H4294 2. staff, rod, scepter (63×)H4043 1. shield, defensive weapon (60×)H0646 1. ephod (priestly garment) (49×)H8504 1. blue (violet-blue yarn/fabric) (49×)H2595 1. spear, lance (48×)H2671 1. arrow, projectile weapon (46×)H4818 1. chariot, war-chariot (44×)H3658 1. lyre, harp (stringed instrument) (42×)H1537 1. Gilgal (place name) (41×)H0713 1. purple (fabric/dye) (38×)H0905 3. poles, staves (37×)H7392 1. Qal participle: rider, charioteer (37×)H4501 1. cultic lampstand (menorah) (36×)H0212 1. wheel (35×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† חֵ֫צִי n.m. 2 K 9:24 arrow (cf. Arabic حَظْوَةٌ / حُظْوَةٌ, Ethiopic ሐጸ: id., Di 134, and v. Dr on 1 S 20:36)—abs. הַחֵ֫צִי 1 S 20:36, 37(×2) + v 38 Kt (Qr הַחִצִּים), perhaps also v 21, 22 (so 𝔊 We, for MT pl. הַחִצִּים), 2 K 9:24; the usual form is חֵץ; v. infr.