2671. chets

Lexicon

chets: Arrow

Original Word: חֵץ
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: chets
Pronunciation: khayts
Phonetic Spelling: (khayts)
Definition: Arrow
Meaning: a piercer, an arrow, a wound, thunderbolt, the shaft of a, spear

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

archer, arrow, dart, shaft, staff, wound

From chatsats; properly, a piercer, i.e. An arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunder-bolt; (by interchange for ets) the shaft of a spear -- + archer, arrow, dart, shaft, staff, wound.

see HEBREW chatsats

see HEBREW ets

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from chatsats
Definition
arrow
NASB Translation
archers* (1), arrow (14), arrows (36), shaft (1), wound (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

חֵץ noun masculine^{1Samuel 20:20} arrow, mostly in poetry and prophets (compare חֵצִי above below חצה) — absolute ׳ח Psalm 91:5 9t. + 1 Samuel 17:7 Kt (Qr עֵץ q. v.); construct id. 2 Kings 1; 2 Kings 3:17; 2 Kings 13:17; suffix חִצִּי Job 34:6, חִצּוֺ Psalm 58:8; Zechariah 9:14, חִצָּם Psalm 11:2; Psalm 64:4; Plural חִצִּים Genesis 49:23 17t. + 1 Samuel 20:38 Qr (Kt חֵ֫צִי q. v.) + 2 Samuel 22:15 (< חִצָּיו "" Psalm 18:15); construct חִצֵּת Job 6:4; Psalm 120:4 + Ezekiel 5:16 (Co חִצַּי compare ᵐ5 ᵑ6 Hi); חִצַּי Deuteronomy 32:23,42 (Ezekiel 5:16 see above), חִצֶּיךָ Psalm 38:3 4t.; חִצָּיו Isaiah 5:28 5t.; — arrow:

1 literally, shot from bow by hand 1 Samuel 20:20,21 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 20:22 (ᵐ5 We singular, i.e. הַחֵצִי, in 1 Samuel 20:21; 1 Samuel 20:22, see also Dr) 1 Samuel 20:36; 1 Samuel 20:38 Qr 2 Kings 19:32 = Isaiah 37:33; Isaiah 5:28; Isaiah 7:24; Jeremiah 50:9,14; Jeremiah 51:11; Ezekiel 39:3,9; 1 Chronicles 12:2; shot from engine of war 2Chronicles 26:15; used in divination Ezekiel 21:26 compare 2 Kings 13:15 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 13:17 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 13:18; בַּעֲלֵי חִצִּים = archers Genesis 49:23.

2 figurative of Israel's weapons Numbers 24:8, of the (Messianic) king Psalm 45:6, of Yahweh's judgments Deuteronomy 32:23,42; Job 6:4 (compare חִצִּי = my wound Job 34:6), Psalm 7:14; Psalm 38:3; Psalm 58:8 (but on text compare Che^{critical note}.) Psalm 64:8; Psalm 120:4 (? compare Che); further Proverbs 7:23; Lamentations 3:12; Ezekiel 5:16; in theoph. Psalm 18:15 = 2 Samuel 22:15, compare Habakkuk 3:11; Zechariah 9:14; Psalm 144:6; of wicked men's violence Psalm 11:2; compare Psalm 91:5, under figure of lion's teeth Psalm 57:5; their words Psalm 64:4 compare Proverbs 25:18; Jeremiah 9:8; simile, of strength and efficiency derived from one's children, Psalm 127:4; of a deceiver's words Proverbs 26:18; metaphor of servant of ׳בָּרוּר י ׳ח Isaiah 49:2. — In 1 Samuel 17:7 read עֵץ (for חֵץ) as Qr and "" 2 Samuel 21:19 = the shaft; see עֵץ; so Klo Dr.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to pierce.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G956 (βελόνη • belonē): A needle, used metaphorically in the New Testament to describe something small or narrow.
• G1002 (βέλος • belos): A dart or missile, often used metaphorically to describe fiery darts or spiritual attacks.
• G5115 (τόξον • toxon): A bow, used in the context of archery, symbolizing warfare or conquest.

These Greek terms, while not direct translations, share thematic connections with the Hebrew "chets" in their depiction of piercing, precision, and the concept of spiritual or physical warfare.

Usage: The word "chets" is used in various contexts throughout the Hebrew Bible, often symbolizing speed, precision, or judgment. It appears in both literal and metaphorical senses, describing physical arrows used in warfare and symbolizing divine judgment or swift action.

Context: The Hebrew word חֵץ (chets) is a masculine noun that appears frequently in the Old Testament. It is commonly translated as "arrow" and is used in both literal and figurative contexts. In a literal sense, "chets" refers to the physical arrows used by archers in battle, as seen in passages like 1 Samuel 20:36, where Jonathan instructs a young boy to find the arrows he shoots: "He said to the boy, 'Run and find the arrows I shoot.' As the boy ran, he shot an arrow beyond him."

Metaphorically, "chets" can represent the swift and penetrating nature of God's judgment or the suddenness of calamity. For example, in Psalm 38:2, the psalmist laments, "For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me." Here, the arrows symbolize the afflictions and divine discipline experienced by the psalmist.

The term is also used to describe the shaft of a spear, emphasizing its role as a piercing weapon. In some contexts, "chets" is associated with natural phenomena like lightning or thunderbolts, highlighting its destructive power and speed.

The imagery of arrows is prevalent in prophetic literature, where it often conveys messages of impending judgment or deliverance. In Habakkuk 3:11, the prophet describes a theophany: "Sun and moon stood still in their places at the flash of Your flying arrows, at the brightness of Your shining spear."

Forms and Transliterations

בַּֽחִצִּים֙ בחצים הַחִצִּים֮ החצים וְחִצִּ֑ים וְחִצִּֽים׃ וְחִצֶּ֕יךָ וְחִצָּ֥יו וְחֵ֣ץ וְעֵ֣ץ וּבְחִצִּ֔ים וּבַחִצִּ֖ים ובחצים וחץ וחציו וחציך וחצים וחצים׃ ועץ חִ֝צֶּ֗יךָ חִ֝צָּ֗יו חִ֝צָּ֗ם חִ֝צָּ֗יו חִ֭צֶּיךָ חִ֭צָּיו חִצִּ֖ים חִצִּ֣י חִצִּ֥ים חִצִּֽים׃ חִצֵּ֣י חִצֵּ֪י חִצֵּי֩ חִצֶּ֗יךָ חִצֶּ֙יךָ֙ חִצַּ֖י חִצַּי֙ חִצָּ֣ם חִצָּיו֙ חִצּ֑וֹ חֵ֑ץ חֵ֡ץ חֵ֥ץ חֵץ־ חץ חץ־ חצו חצי חציו חציך חצים חצים׃ חצם כְּחִצִּ֥ים כחצים לְחֵ֣ץ לַחֵֽץ׃ לחץ לחץ׃ מֵ֝חֵ֗ץ מחץ ba·ḥiṣ·ṣîm bachitzTzim baḥiṣṣîm chetz chitzTzai chitzTzam chitzTzav chitzTzei Chitztzeicha chitzTzi chitzTzim chitzTzo ha·ḥiṣ·ṣîm hachitzTzim haḥiṣṣîm ḥêṣ ḥêṣ- ḥiṣ·ṣām ḥiṣ·ṣāw ḥiṣ·ṣay ḥiṣ·ṣê ḥiṣ·ṣe·ḵā ḥiṣ·ṣî ḥiṣ·ṣîm ḥiṣ·ṣōw ḥiṣṣām ḥiṣṣāw ḥiṣṣay ḥiṣṣê ḥiṣṣeḵā ḥiṣṣî ḥiṣṣîm ḥiṣṣōw kə·ḥiṣ·ṣîm kechitzTzim kəḥiṣṣîm la·ḥêṣ laChetz laḥêṣ lə·ḥêṣ leChetz ləḥêṣ mê·ḥêṣ meChetz mêḥêṣ ū·ḇa·ḥiṣ·ṣîm ū·ḇə·ḥiṣ·ṣîm ūḇaḥiṣṣîm ūḇəḥiṣṣîm uvachitzTzim uvechitzTzim veChetz vechitzTzav vechitzTzeicha vechitzTzim veEtz wə‘êṣ wə·‘êṣ wə·ḥêṣ wə·ḥiṣ·ṣāw wə·ḥiṣ·ṣe·ḵā wə·ḥiṣ·ṣîm wəḥêṣ wəḥiṣṣāw wəḥiṣṣeḵā wəḥiṣṣîm

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 49:23
HEB: וַֽיִּשְׂטְמֻ֖הוּ בַּעֲלֵ֥י חִצִּֽים׃
INT: and harassed archer archer

Numbers 24:8
HEB: וְעַצְמֹתֵיהֶ֛ם יְגָרֵ֖ם וְחִצָּ֥יו יִמְחָֽץ׃
NAS: in pieces, And shatter [them] with his arrows.
KJV: and pierce [them] through with his arrows.
INT: their bones and will crush his arrows and shatter

Deuteronomy 32:23
HEB: עָלֵ֖ימוֹ רָע֑וֹת חִצַּ֖י אֲכַלֶּה־ בָּֽם׃
NAS: on them; I will use My arrows on them.
KJV: upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them.
INT: and mischiefs my arrows will use

Deuteronomy 32:42
HEB: אַשְׁכִּ֤יר חִצַּי֙ מִדָּ֔ם וְחַרְבִּ֖י
NAS: I will make My arrows drunk
KJV: I will make mine arrows drunk
INT: drunk my arrows blood and my sword

1 Samuel 17:7
HEB: [וְחָץ כ] (וְעֵ֣ץ ק) חֲנִית֗וֹ
NAS: The shaft of his spear
INT: archer of his spear beam

2 Samuel 22:15
HEB: וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח חִצִּ֖ים וַיְפִיצֵ֑ם בָּרָ֖ק
NAS: And He sent out arrows, and scattered
KJV: And he sent out arrows, and scattered
INT: sent arrows and scattered Lightning

2 Kings 13:15
HEB: קַ֖ח קֶ֣שֶׁת וְחִצִּ֑ים וַיִּקַּ֥ח אֵלָ֖יו
NAS: a bow and arrows. So he took
KJV: bow and arrows. And he took
INT: Take A bow and arrows took about

2 Kings 13:15
HEB: אֵלָ֖יו קֶ֥שֶׁת וְחִצִּֽים׃
NAS: So he took a bow and arrows.
KJV: And he took unto him bow and arrows.
INT: about A bow and arrows

2 Kings 13:17
HEB: וַיּ֔וֹר וַיֹּ֗אמֶר חֵץ־ תְּשׁוּעָ֤ה לַֽיהוָה֙
NAS: The LORD'S arrow of victory,
KJV: And he said, The arrow of the LORD'S
INT: shot said arrow of victory the LORD'S

2 Kings 13:17
HEB: תְּשׁוּעָ֤ה לַֽיהוָה֙ וְחֵ֣ץ תְּשׁוּעָ֣ה בַֽאֲרָ֔ם
NAS: of victory, even the arrow of victory
KJV: deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance
INT: of victory the LORD'S the arrow of victory Aram

2 Kings 19:32
HEB: יוֹרֶ֥ה שָׁ֖ם חֵ֑ץ וְלֹֽא־ יְקַדְּמֶ֣נָּה
NAS: or shoot an arrow there;
KJV: nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before
INT: shoot there an arrow or come

1 Chronicles 12:2
HEB: וּמַשְׂמִאלִים֙ בָּֽאֲבָנִ֔ים וּבַחִצִּ֖ים בַּקָּ֑שֶׁת מֵאֲחֵ֥י
NAS: [to sling] stones and [to shoot] arrows from the bow;
KJV: in [hurling] stones and [shooting] arrows out of a bow,
INT: and the left stones arrows the bow kinsmen

Job 6:4
HEB: כִּ֤י חִצֵּ֪י שַׁדַּ֡י עִמָּדִ֗י
NAS: For the arrows of the Almighty
KJV: For the arrows of the Almighty
INT: For the arrows of the Almighty within

Job 34:6
HEB: אֲכַזֵּ֑ב אָנ֖וּשׁ חִצִּ֣י בְלִי־ פָֽשַׁע׃
NAS: my right? My wound is incurable,
KJV: against my right? my wound [is] incurable
INT: lie is incurable archer without transgression

Psalm 7:13
HEB: כְּלֵי־ מָ֑וֶת חִ֝צָּ֗יו לְֽדֹלְקִ֥ים יִפְעָֽל׃
NAS: He makes His arrows fiery shafts.
KJV: he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.
INT: weapons deadly his arrows fiery makes

Psalm 11:2
HEB: קֶ֗שֶׁת כּוֹנְנ֣וּ חִצָּ֣ם עַל־ יֶ֑תֶר
NAS: They make ready their arrow upon the string
KJV: they make ready their arrow upon the string,
INT: the bow make their arrow upon the string

Psalm 18:14
HEB: וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח חִ֭צָּיו וַיְפִיצֵ֑ם וּבְרָקִ֥ים
NAS: He sent out His arrows, and scattered
KJV: Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered
INT: sent his arrows and scattered and lightning

Psalm 38:2
HEB: כִּֽי־ חִ֭צֶּיךָ נִ֣חֲתוּ בִ֑י
NAS: For Your arrows have sunk deep
KJV: For thine arrows stick fast
INT: For your arrows have sunk deep

Psalm 45:5
HEB: חִצֶּ֗יךָ שְׁנ֫וּנִ֥ים עַ֭מִּים
NAS: Your arrows are sharp; The peoples
KJV: Thine arrows [are] sharp in the heart
INT: your arrows are sharp the peoples

Psalm 57:4
HEB: שִׁ֭נֵּיהֶם חֲנִ֣ית וְחִצִּ֑ים וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗ם חֶ֣רֶב
NAS: are spears and arrows And their tongue
KJV: [are] spears and arrows, and their tongue
INT: teeth are spears and arrows and their tongue sword

Psalm 58:7
HEB: [חִצֹּו כ] (חִ֝צָּ֗יו ק) כְּמ֣וֹ
NAS: [When] he aims his arrows, let them be as headless
KJV: [when] he bendeth [his bow to shoot] his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces.
INT: runs aims archer like shafts

Psalm 64:3
HEB: לְשׁוֹנָ֑ם דָּרְכ֥וּ חִ֝צָּ֗ם דָּבָ֥ר מָֽר׃
NAS: bitter speech [as] their arrow,
KJV: [and] bend [their bows to shoot] their arrows, [even] bitter
INT: their tongue aimed their arrow speech bitter

Psalm 64:7
HEB: וַיֹּרֵ֗ם אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים חֵ֥ץ פִּתְא֑וֹם הָ֝י֗וּ
NAS: will shoot at them with an arrow; Suddenly
KJV: shall shoot at them [with] an arrow; suddenly
INT: will shoot God an arrow Suddenly become

Psalm 91:5
HEB: מִפַּ֣חַד לָ֑יְלָה מֵ֝חֵ֗ץ יָע֥וּף יוֹמָֽם׃
NAS: by night, Or of the arrow that flies
KJV: by night; [nor] for the arrow [that] flieth
INT: of the terror night of the arrow flies day

Psalm 120:4
HEB: חִצֵּ֣י גִבּ֣וֹר שְׁנוּנִ֑ים
NAS: Sharp arrows of the warrior,
KJV: Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals
INT: arrows of the warrior Sharp

44 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2671
44 Occurrences

ba·ḥiṣ·ṣîm — 1 Occ.
ḥêṣ- — 7 Occ.
ḥiṣ·ṣay — 2 Occ.
ḥiṣ·ṣām — 2 Occ.
ḥiṣ·ṣāw — 5 Occ.
ḥiṣ·ṣê — 3 Occ.
ḥiṣ·ṣe·ḵā — 4 Occ.
ḥiṣ·ṣî — 1 Occ.
ḥiṣ·ṣîm — 3 Occ.
ḥiṣ·ṣōw — 1 Occ.
ha·ḥiṣ·ṣîm — 1 Occ.
kə·ḥiṣ·ṣîm — 1 Occ.
la·ḥêṣ — 1 Occ.
lə·ḥêṣ — 1 Occ.
mê·ḥêṣ — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇa·ḥiṣ·ṣîm — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇə·ḥiṣ·ṣîm — 1 Occ.
wə·ḥêṣ — 2 Occ.
wə·ḥiṣ·ṣāw — 1 Occ.
wə·ḥiṣ·ṣe·ḵā — 1 Occ.
wə·ḥiṣ·ṣîm — 3 Occ.
wə·‘êṣ — 1 Occ.