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חֵץ H2671
H2671 is the Hebrew word חֵץ, transliterated chêts and said khayts. The King James Version most often renders it arrows.
What it means
properly, a piercer, i.e. an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunderbolt; the shaft of aspear.
Where it comes from
from H2686 (חָצַץ); also by interchange for H6086 (עֵץ).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 41 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: [phrase] archer, arrow, dart, shaft, staff, wound.
Verses using חֵץ
The first 40 of 46 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 49:23 · KJV
The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:
Deuteronomy 32:42 · KJV
I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy.
1 Samuel 17:7 · KJV
And the staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam; and his spear’s head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went before him.
1 Samuel 20:20 · KJV
And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark.
1 Samuel 20:21 · KJV
And, behold, I will send a lad, saying, Go, find out the arrows. If I expressly say unto the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee, take them; then come thou: for there is peace to thee, and no hurt; as the LORD liveth.
1 Samuel 20:22 · KJV
But if I say thus unto the young man, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go thy way: for the LORD hath sent thee away.
1 Samuel 20:36 · KJV
And he said unto his lad, Run, find out now the arrows which I shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him.
1 Samuel 20:38 · KJV
And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan’s lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.
2 Samuel 22:15 · KJV
And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.
2 Kings 13:15 · KJV
And Elisha said unto him, Take bow and arrows. And he took unto him bow and arrows.
2 Kings 13:17 · KJV
And he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The arrow of the LORD’s deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them.
2 Kings 13:18 · KJV
And he said, Take the arrows. And he took them. And he said unto the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And he smote thrice, and stayed.
2 Kings 19:32 · KJV
Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it.
1 Chronicles 12:2 · KJV
They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul’s brethren of Benjamin.
2 Chronicles 26:15 · KJV
And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.
Job 6:4 · KJV
For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.
Job 34:6 · KJV
Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression.
Psalm 7:13 · KJV
He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.
Psalm 11:2 · KJV
For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
Psalm 18:14 · KJV
Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
Psalm 38:2 · KJV
For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.
Psalm 45:5 · KJV
Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king’s enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.
Psalm 57:4 · KJV
My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
Psalm 58:7 · KJV
Let them melt away as waters which run continually: when he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces.
Psalm 64:3 · KJV
Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
Psalm 64:7 · KJV
But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.
Psalm 91:5 · KJV
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
Psalm 120:4 · KJV
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
Psalm 127:4 · KJV
As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.
Psalm 144:6 · KJV
Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.
Proverbs 7:23 · KJV
Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
Proverbs 26:18 · KJV
As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
Isaiah 5:28 · KJV
Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses’ hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind:
Isaiah 7:24 · KJV
With arrows and with bows shall men come thither; because all the land shall become briers and thorns.
Isaiah 37:33 · KJV
Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shields, nor cast a bank against it.
Isaiah 49:2 · KJV
And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;
Jeremiah 9:8 · KJV
Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.
Jeremiah 50:9 · KJV
For, lo, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country: and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of a mighty expert man; none shall return in vain.
Jeremiah 50:14 · KJV
Put yourselves in array against Babylon round about: all ye that bend the bow, shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she hath sinned against the LORD.
Jeremiah 51:11 · KJV
Make bright the arrows; gather the shields: the LORD hath raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes: for his device is against Babylon, to destroy it; because it is the vengeance of the LORD, the vengeance of his temple.
Common questions
What does Strong's H2671 mean?
H2671 is the Hebrew word חֵץ (chêts), meaning properly, a piercer, i.e. an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunderbolt; the shaft of aspear.
How is H2671 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it arrows (20 times), arrow (7 times), thine arrows (4 times), behold the arrows (2 times), archers (1 time), among others.
How many times does H2671 appear in the Bible?
חֵץ (chêts) is tagged in 46 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H2671 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H2686 (חָצַץ); also by interchange for H6086 (עֵץ).
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