Definition and Usage:

The term "hit" in the context of the Bible generally refers to striking or coming into contact with force. It can be used both literally and metaphorically, depending on the context of the passage. In the original Hebrew and Greek texts, various words are translated as "hit," each with nuanced meanings.

Biblical References:

1. Literal Use:
· In the Old Testament, the act of hitting is often associated with physical combat or punishment. For example, in Exodus 21:18, the law addresses situations where one person hits another: "If men quarrel and one hits the other with a stone or with his fist and he does not die but is confined to bed..." . This passage is part of the Mosaic Law, which provides guidelines for justice and restitution.

2. Metaphorical Use:
· The concept of hitting can also be metaphorical, representing spiritual or emotional impact. In Proverbs 23:35, the effects of excessive drinking are described: "They struck me, but I feel no pain! They beat me, but I did not know it. When will I wake up to find another drink?" . Here, the "hit" is not just physical but also indicative of the numbing effects of alcohol.

3. Divine Judgment:
· The Bible sometimes uses the imagery of hitting to describe God's judgment or correction. In Isaiah 27:7, the prophet asks, "Has the LORD struck Israel as He struck her oppressors? Has she been killed like those who slayed her?" . This rhetorical question highlights the measured and purposeful nature of God's discipline compared to the destruction of Israel's enemies.

Theological Implications:

From a theological perspective, the concept of hitting in the Bible underscores themes of justice, discipline, and the consequences of sin. It reflects the reality of human conflict and the need for divine intervention in the form of correction or protection. The Bible consistently portrays God as just, ensuring that any form of hitting, whether literal or metaphorical, serves a purpose within His sovereign plan.

Moral and Ethical Considerations:

The biblical treatment of hitting, especially in the context of punishment or discipline, raises important moral and ethical questions. The Bible advocates for justice and fairness, emphasizing that any form of hitting should be proportional and just. This is evident in the legal codes of the Old Testament, which seek to balance retribution with mercy.

Cultural Context:

In ancient Near Eastern cultures, hitting was a common form of punishment and conflict resolution. The biblical texts reflect this cultural reality while also setting forth a higher standard of justice and mercy. The laws given to Israel were intended to distinguish them from surrounding nations by promoting a society based on God's righteousness.

Conclusion:

The concept of hitting in the Bible is multifaceted, encompassing physical, emotional, and spiritual dimensions. It serves as a reminder of the human condition, the need for divine justice, and the hope for redemption through God's grace.1. (pron.) It.

2. (3d pers. sing. pres.) of Hide, contracted from hideth.

3. (imp. & p. p.) of Hit.

4. (v. t.) To reach with a stroke or blow; to strike or touch, usually with force; especially, to reach or touch (an object aimed at).

5. (v. t.) To reach or attain exactly; to meet according to the occasion; to perform successfully; to attain to; to accord with; to be conformable to; to suit.

6. (v. t.) To guess; to light upon or discover.

7. (v. t.) To take up, or replace by a piece belonging to the opposing player; -- said of a single unprotected piece on a point.

8. (v. i.) To meet or come in contact; to strike; to clash; -- followed by against or on.

9. (v. i.) To meet or reach what was aimed at or desired; to succeed, -- often with implied chance, or luck.

10. (n.) A striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything.

11. (n.) A stroke of success in an enterprise, as by a fortunate chance; as, he made a hit.

12. (n.) A peculiarly apt expression or turn of thought; a phrase which hits the mark; as, a happy hit.

13. (n.) A game won at backgammon after the adversary has removed some of his men. It counts less than a gammon.

14. (n.) A striking of the ball; as, a safe hit; a foul hit; -- sometimes used specifically for a base hit.

5177. tugchano -- to hit, hit upon, meet, happen
... to hit, hit upon, meet, happen. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: tugchano Phonetic
Spelling: (toong-khan'-o) Short Definition: I obtain, I happen, perhaps ...
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3817. paio -- to strike, spec. to sting
... Word Origin a prim. verb Definition to strike, spec. to sting NASB Word
Usage hit (2), stings (1), struck (2). smite, strike. A ...
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2013. epitugchano -- to light upon, ie to obtain
... 2013 (from 1909 , "suitably ," which intensifies 5177, "hit a mark, reach a point") --
properly, by "lighting upon" (falling in line with), happening upon; to ...
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3849. parabiazomai -- to force against (nature)
... 3849 (from 3844 , ", close-beside" and 971 , "to compel by force") -- properly,
using words that powerfully "hit home" and hence are persuasive (successful). ...
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1969. epiplesso -- to strike at, to rebuke (with words)
... 1969 (from 1909 , "upon" intensifying 4141 , "hit") -- properly, to strike in a
vulnerable place; (figuratively) to strike someone with sharp, insensitive ...
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1793. entugchano -- to chance upon, by impl. confer with, by ext. ...
... [J. Thayer documents how this meaning is consistently the same in ancient Greek
writers. The root of 5177 () means "to strike, hit the bulls-eye" ("spot on"). ...
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4649. skopos -- a watchman, a mark (on which to fix the eye)
... 4649 (the root of the English term, "scope," like the zoom-scope on a rifle to hit
the target) -- properly, the "end-marker" of a foot-race; (figuratively) the ...
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1783. enteuxis -- a petition, ie spec. supplication
... specific will. See 1793 (). [The root of this term is 5177 () which means
"to strike, hit the bulls-eye" ("spot on"). Accordingly, it ...
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5299. hupopiazo -- to strike under the eye
... From a compound of hupo and a derivative of optanomai; to hit under the eye (buffet
or disable an antagonist as a pugilist), ie (figuratively) to tease or ...
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2852. kolaphizo -- to strike with the fist
... Cognate: 2852 (from "a blow from the fist") -- properly, to strike with the (literally
"knuckles"); to hit hard "with the knuckles, to make the blow sting and ...
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4645. miphga -- something hit, a mark
... 4644, 4645. miphga. 4646 . something hit, a mark. Transliteration: miphga
Phonetic Spelling: (mif-gaw') Short Definition: target. ...
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5367. naqash -- to knock, strike, hit, strike or bring down
... 5366, 5367. naqash. 5368 . to knock, strike, hit, strike or bring down.
Transliteration: naqash Phonetic Spelling: (naw-kash') Short Definition: ensnared. ...
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4672. matsa -- to attain to, find
... 1), find (109), finding (2), finds (17), found (231), going (1), had (2), handed
(3), happen (1), happened (2), has (1), have (2), here (1), hit (1), invents (1 ...
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2046. hittuk -- a melting
... 2045, 2046. hittuk. 2047 . a melting. Transliteration: hittuk Phonetic
Spelling: (hit-took') Short Definition: melted. Word Origin ...
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By Divine Inspiration Philosophers Sometimes Hit on the Truth.
... Chapter VI."By Divine Inspiration Philosophers Sometimes Hit on the Truth.
A great crowd of this description rushes on my mind ...
/.../exhortation to the heathen/chapter vi by divine inspiration philosophers.htm

A Comparison with a Man who is Trying to Hit a Mark.
... Cassian's Conferences. I. First Conference of Abbot Moses. Chapter V. A
comparison with a man who is trying to hit a mark. As those ...
/.../cassian/the works of john cassian /chapter v a comparison with.htm

Sacrifice Hits
... I hope that all you boys play baseball, and that many of you are on baseball teams.
If you are, I suppose you know what is meant by a sacrifice hit. ...
/.../chidley/fifty-two story talks to boys and girls/sacrifice hits.htm

The Flag of the World
... Morality did not begin by one man saying to another, "I will not hit you if
you do not hit me"; there is no trace of such a transaction. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/chesterton/orthodoxy/v the flag of the.htm

Hebrews xi. 3, 4
... devil is not so good a marksman, as to be able to reach this height; he sends forth
his darts indeed, for he is void of all shame, yet he does not hit the mark ...
/.../homilies on the gospel of st john and hebrews/homily xxii hebrews xi 3.htm

Against those who Say that it is not Right to Rank the Holy Spirit ...
... But all the apparatus of war has been got ready against us; every intellectual missile
is aimed at us; and now blasphemers' tongues shoot and hit and hit again ...
/.../basil/basil letters and select works/chapter x against those who.htm

The End of Self-Will
... his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchi-shua, Saul's
sons.3. And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/the end of self-will.htm

Conversations.
... The Sacian opened his eyes, looked around, and coolly asked who it was that he had
hit. ... You hit him.". "Why did he not turn back, then?" asked the Sacian. ...
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Let no one Think However that Herein we Depreciate Marriage as an ...
... He, in fact, who grasps the middle point between doing too little and doing
too much has hit the distinction between vice and virtue. ...
/.../gregory/gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/chapter viii let no one.htm

A Willing People and an Immutable Leader
... It was not until we had thoroughly looked at the connection of the verse, and tried
to catch the scope of the Psalm, that we thought we had hit upon its meaning ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 2 1856/a willing people and an.htm

Hit (11 Occurrences)
... pres.) of Hide, contracted from hideth. 3. (imp. & pp) of Hit. ... 11. (n.) A stroke
of success in an enterprise, as by a fortunate chance; as, he made a hit. 12. ...
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Euphrates (36 Occurrences)
... The middle division, extending for about 700 miles to the bitumen wells of Hit,
runs Southeast "through a valley of a few miles in width, which it has eroded ...
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Strike (168 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To touch or hit with some force, either with the hand or with an instrument;
to smite; to give a blow to, either with the hand or with any instrument ...
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Hitch (2 Occurrences)
... of something obstructed or impeded. 3. (vt) To hit the legs together in
going, as horses; to interfere. 4. (vt) To hook; to catch ...
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Miss (7 Occurrences)
... 8. (vi) To fail to hit; to fly wide; to deviate from the true direction. ... 12. (n.)
The act of missing; failure to hit, reach, find, obtain, etc. 13. ...
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Ahava (3 Occurrences)
... It has, however, been supposed to be the name of a place (Ezra 8:15) now called
Hit, on the Euphrates, east of Damascus. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. AHAVA ...
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Shoot (51 Occurrences)
... 4. (vi) To strike with anything shot; to hit with a missile; often, to kill or wound
with a firearm; -- followed by a word denoting the person or thing hit, as ...
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Wounded (114 Occurrences)
... (BBE YLT). 1 Samuel 31:3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers
hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers. (KJV BBE WBS NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Kick (8 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To strike, thrust, or hit violently with
the foot; as, a horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog. ...
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Wipe (24 Occurrences)
... 5. (n.) Act of rubbing, esp. in order to clean. 6. (n.) A blow; a stroke; a hit;
a swipe. 7. (n.) A gibe; a jeer; a severe sarcasm. 8. (n.) A handkerchief. ...
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