H2909 H2909
about a bowshot; distance measurement roughly equivalent to an arrow's range
A participial construction appearing only in Genesis 21:16, measuring the distance Hagar placed between herself and her dying son Ishmael. The Hebrew literally reads 'like shooters of a bow'—a vivid, human-scale measurement. Unable to watch the child die, she sat 'about a bowshot away,' far enough not to witness his death but close enough to hear his cries. This poignant detail captures a mother's unbearable grief through the language of distance and archery.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — Genesis 21:16 uses this phrase to measure Hagar's emotional and physical distance from Ishmael's impending death. The consistent translation 'bowshot' or 'arrow's shot' across languages (English, Spanish, German) preserves the ancient measurement. The phrase makes abstract grief concrete—the specific distance a mother can bear between herself and her child's suffering. 1×
AR["نَحْوَ-رَمْيَةِ"]·ben["যেমন-তীর-পর্যন্ত"]·DE["wie-eine-Schussweite-"]·EN["about-a-bowshot"]·FR["au-sujet-de-un-bowshot"]·heb["כ-מטחוי"]·HI["जितनी-दूरी"]·ID["sejauh-tembakan"]·IT["riguardo-un-bowshot"]·jav["kados-jarak-panah"]·KO["활-쏠-만큼"]·PT["como-tiro-de"]·RU["как-выстрел"]·ES["como-tiro-de"]·SW["upinde"]·TR["atımı-gibi"]·urd["جتنی-دوری-پر"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
† [טָחָה] vb. hurl, shoot (NH id.; Arabic طَحَى spread, extend, carry far with, e.g. a ball Lane 1832c)—Paʿlēl Pt. (Ges§ 75 R. 18) pl. cstr. הַרְחֵק כִּמְטַחֲוֵי קֶשֶׁת Gn 21:16 (E), lit. making distant like shooters of a bow = about a bowshot off.