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קֶשֶׁת H7198

H7198 is the Hebrew word קֶשֶׁת, transliterated qesheth and said keh'-sheth. The King James Version most often renders it bow.

Word: קֶשֶׁתTransliteration: qeshethSaid: keh'-shethLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 68 verses

What it means

a bow, forshooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris.

Where it comes from

from H7185 (קָשָׁה) in the original sense (of H6983 (קוֹשׁ)) of bending.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 71 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

bow 46×bows 11×archers 6×bowshot 1×use of the bow 1×drew a bow 1×out of a bow 1×arrow 1×bowmen 1×like their bow 1×every one of their bows 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: [idiom] arch(-er), [phrase] arrow, bow(-man, -shot).

Verses using קֶשֶׁת

The first 40 of 68 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 9:13 · KJV

I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.

Genesis 9:14 · KJV

And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:

Genesis 9:16 · KJV

And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.

Genesis 21:16 · KJV

And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bow shot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.

Genesis 27:3 · KJV

Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;

Genesis 49:24 · KJV

But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)

1 Samuel 2:4 · KJV

The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.

1 Samuel 18:4 · KJV

And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.

1 Samuel 31:3 · KJV

And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.

2 Samuel 1:18 · KJV

(Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.)

2 Samuel 1:22 · KJV

From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan turned not back, and the sword of Saul returned not empty.

2 Samuel 22:35 · KJV

He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

1 Kings 22:34 · KJV

And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.

2 Kings 6:22 · KJV

And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.

2 Kings 9:24 · KJV

And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength, and smote Jehoram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot.

2 Kings 13:15 · KJV

And Elisha said unto him, Take bow and arrows. And he took unto him bow and arrows.

2 Kings 13:16 · KJV

And he said to the king of Israel, Put thine hand upon the bow. And he put his hand upon it: and Elisha put his hands upon the king’s hands.

1 Chronicles 5:18 · KJV

The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were four and forty thousand seven hundred and threescore, that went out to the war.

1 Chronicles 8:40 · KJV

And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour, archers, and had many sons, and sons’ sons, an hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin.

1 Chronicles 10:3 · KJV

And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers.

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 14:8 · KJV

And Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these were mighty men of valour.

2 Chronicles 17:17 · KJV

And of Benjamin; Eliada a mighty man of valour, and with him armed men with bow and shield two hundred thousand.

2 Chronicles 18:33 · KJV

And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: therefore he said to his chariot man, Turn thine hand, that thou mayest carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.

2 Chronicles 26:14 · KJV

And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the host shields, and spears, and helmets, and habergeons, and bows, and slings to cast stones.

Nehemiah 4:16 · KJV

And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.

Job 20:24 · KJV

He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through.

Job 29:20 · KJV

My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.

Job 41:28 · KJV

The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble.

Psalm 7:12 · KJV

If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.

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 18:34 · KJV

He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

Psalm 37:14 · KJV

The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.

Psalm 37:15 · KJV

Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

Psalm 44:6 · KJV

For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.

Psalm 46:9 · KJV

He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.

Psalm 76:3 · KJV

There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah.

Psalm 78:9 · KJV

The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.

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.

Common questions

What does Strong's H7198 mean?

H7198 is the Hebrew word קֶשֶׁת (qesheth), meaning a bow, forshooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris.

How is H7198 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it bow (46 times), bows (11 times), archers (6 times), bowshot (1 time), use of the bow (1 time), among others.

How many times does H7198 appear in the Bible?

קֶשֶׁת (qesheth) is tagged in 68 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H7198 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H7185 (קָשָׁה) in the original sense (of H6983 (קוֹשׁ)) of bending.

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